- Date
- July 13, 1984, 10:42 local (16:42 UTC)
- Place
- Brule, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6825KGrumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840713073789A
- Case key
- 33744
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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.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Clearance - not maintainedCause
Weather condition - high density altitudeFactor
Terrain condition - ground
Analysis
According to the pilot, during the swath run the left wing dropped and the acft flew into the corn field. Density altitude was aprx 5,200 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6825K
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 500B
- Airframe hours
- 1,267
- Engine
- P&W R1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Harold S. Mcclung
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 29, 1984
- Departed
- Big Springs, NE
N6825KRegistration cancelled Feb 21, 2008 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,265 total · 865 in this make and model · 200 in the last 90 days · 120 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 22 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 27,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LBF, 55 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 N6825K · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.