- Date
- June 28, 1983, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Poplar Bluff, MO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7246Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830628027309A
- Case key
- 33428
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After making 2 swath runs, the acft was in a procedure turn-around over a wooded area when the eng lost power. The plt tried to glide to a suitable area, but the acft hit the tops of trees & crashed. The owner stated the eng had a history of maintenance problems prior to the accident, but that no specific problem was identified. The eng was disassembled at an overhaul facility after the accident, but no preimpact/mechanical failure was found. The temp & dew point were 82 & 75 deg.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7246
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 917
- Airframe hours
- 4,469
- Engine
- P&W R-985-14B, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Semo Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 30, 1983 · 34 hours before
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
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 1,399 total · 600 in this make and model · 1,358 as pilot in command · 300 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CGI, 50 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.