- Date
- August 9, 1992, 07:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Tolleson, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6809KGrumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920809029909A
- Case key
- 27723
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Probable cause
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff. Contributing to this accident was the ravine that crossed the runway.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was beginning an agricultural aerial application flight from a privately owned dirt airstrip. During the takeoff roll the airplane struck a washed out ravine that crossed the runway, pitched up, and stalled. The pilot was unable to gain any flying speed and the airplane bounced two more times until its tailwheel struck a dirt embankment at the end on the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6809K
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 494B
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 650 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Freeway Av Ag, Inc
- Registered owner
- Freeway Av Ag, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 1900
- Airport
- Freeway Av Ag
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 584 total · 291 in this make and model · 291 in the last 90 days · 160 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 97 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.