- Date
- July 30, 1987, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Pope, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8102KGrumman G-164
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870730040539A
- Case key
- 31950
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that after he made a swath run he was turning back for another run when the eng coughed & quit. He then landed in a field & on rollout he was closing in on some trees so he applied the brakes & the acft nosed over & came to rest inverted. Post crash examination of the eng revealed that aprx 6 ounces of water was found in the carburetor float chamber.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8102K
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5648
- Airframe hours
- 4,502
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Cole & Waldrup Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Cole & Waldrup Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
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
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 8,250 total · 4,501 in this make and model · 250 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 93 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GWO, 45 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.