- Date
- July 11, 1991, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Greenwood, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6891QGrumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 10, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910711027079A
- Case key
- 32900
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Probable cause
The inadequate preflight which resulted in debris in the cockpit which reduced the pilot's visual lookout. Unsuitable terrain encountered during the landing was a factor.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt stated that while on a swath run, debris in the cockpit temporarily blinded him. He initiated a climb but the acft collided with tree tops. He then dumped the chemical load and landed on a nearby road adjacent to the field he was spraying. The acft travelled off the end of the road and collided with fence posts and trees before going inverted. The acft was destroyed by fire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6891Q
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1729
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-20A, 550 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Gardner, Phillip S. & Sharon
- Registered owner
- Gardner, Phillip S. & Sharon
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
- 28
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 7,000 total · 875 in this make and model · 6,745 as pilot in command · 250 in the last 90 days · 175 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DHN, 63 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.
Other investigations on N6891Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.