- Date
- July 10, 1984, 19:00 local (Jul 11, 1984, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- West Memphis, AR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8109KGrumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840710031369A
- Case key
- 33739
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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.
Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf
Engine assembly,cylinder - failure,totalCause
Load jettison - performedFactor
Forced landing
Nose over
Terrain condition - none suitableFactor
Analysis
The acft nosed over during an off arpt forced landing following an engine failure. During post accident examination the acft was found to have a cracked #7 cylinder.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8109K
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 569B
- Airframe hours
- 1,950
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Mcneely Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 30, 1984
- Departed
- Sherryville, AR
- Airport
- Sherryville
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 16,440 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 16,000 as pilot in command · 350 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MEM
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.