- Date
- May 20, 1982, 06:20 local (11:20 UTC)
- Place
- Tekamah, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7689Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 20, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820520017549A
- Case key
- 72800
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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
On the third spray run the pilot stated that the aircraft engine had a loss of power. He attempted to fly back to the airport but was forced to make an emergency landing in an open field. During the landing roll the aircraft nosed over in the soft mud. Engine teardown revealed a camshaft roller, p/n 59-99, failed causing a valve to stick in the open position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7689
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 921
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Har-Mor Ag Air, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Har-Mor Ag Air, Inc.
- Departed
- Tekamah, NE
- Destination
- Tekamah, NE
- Airport
- Tekamah, runway 14, 2,900 × 0 ft, concrete
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 4,000 total · 55 in this make and model · 50 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 135° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 154 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.