- Date
- October 11, 1984, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Cotton Plant, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8644HGrumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841011056619A
- Case key
- 33878
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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 aerial application flight, the engine master connecting rod failed. Forced landing was performed in a Cotton field. Acft nosed over during landing roll due to terrain conditions. Engine had 176 hours since major ovhl.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8644H
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1444
- Airframe hours
- 2,100
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Jim Davis(Davis Flying Serv.)
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 30, 1984
- Departed
- Cotton Plant, 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
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 11,576 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
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 N8644H · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.