# NTSB MKC84LA143: Grumman G-164B, N6677Q, Silver Creek, NE, May 23, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 22, 1984, 20:30 local (May 23, 1984, 01:30 UTC)
- Place: Silver Creek, NE
- Coordinates: 41.330142, -97.659065 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3301&lon=-97.6591&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33685
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC84LA143
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33685/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA143

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering - aerial application
  - light condition - sunglare (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - mountainous/hilly (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - high terrain (contributing factor)
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PLT STATED HE WAS MAKING AN END PASS WHILE SPRAYING A PASTURE & COLLIDED WITH A HILLTOP ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF A DRAW. THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE SUN WAS OBSTRUCTING HIS VISION.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6677Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6677Q), registered now, S/N 198B, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164B
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (registry code 3952802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 198B
- Engines: P&W R-985-AN1 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Grand Island Spray Service Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, July 11, 1983
- Departed: WOOD RIVER, NE
- Destination: AUH, AURORA, NE

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: center; flight hours: 2,720 total, 450 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 340° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: GRI, 20 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840522036539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840522036539A), May 22, 1984: Scwzer G164B, Silver Creek, NE, Substantial damage. Vision restricted by sun glare. Flew into the side of a hill on pullup from a spray run.

## Other investigations on N6677Q (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI04LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA217), Aug 6, 2004: Grumman G-164-B (N6677Q), Bradford, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of speed and distance, and his failure to perform a go-around. Additional factors were the wet runway and the ditch.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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