- Date
- May 30, 1984, 10:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place
- Stuttgart, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N937XGrumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840530019789A
- Case key
- 33694
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While the plt was spraying rice, the left main gear of the acft struck a levee of a rice field & separated. The plt then proceeded to a nearby field for a landing. After a slight landing roll on soft terrain, the acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N937X
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 449
- Airframe hours
- 5,782
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN-1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- George A. Heien
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 1, 1983 · 81 hours before
- Departed
- Stuttgart, 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
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 436 total · 170 in this make and model · 380 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PBF, 30 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.