- Date
- July 12, 1984, 11:20 local (16:20 UTC)
- Place
- Gillette, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9785Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840712031959A
- Case key
- 33743
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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
During swath run engine ran rough and could not sustain acft in flight. The plt made a forced landing in a soft freshly plowed field. The acft nosed over during the landing. Inspection of the acft revealed that one magneto was missing teethfrom the drive gear which resulted in the ignition timing being off.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9785
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 814
- Airframe hours
- 4,383
- Engine
- P&W R1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- John Trintes Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 9, 1983 · 295 hours before
- Departed
- Gillette, AR
- Airport
- Trites
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--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,850 total · 1,500 in this make and model · 2,850 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PBF, 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.
Other investigations on N9785 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.