- Date
- May 27, 1984, 08:50 local (13:50 UTC)
- Place
- Humnoke, AR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6729KGrumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840527019219A
- Case key
- 33688
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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
Plt stated he noticed a vibration in the acft on two flts prior to the accident flt. Plt felt forward pressure on the stick so he attempted to trim the acft. The acft nosed forward colliding with the terrain. Inspection disclosed no preimpact failure/malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6729K
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 440B
- Airframe hours
- 2,411
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Farmers Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Charles Dykes & Joe Sutherland
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 14, 1984 · 130 hours before
- Departed
- Coy, AR
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
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 880 total · 273 in this make and model · 813 as pilot in command · 77 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,200 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LIT, 28 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.