- Date
- May 6, 1985, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Earle, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8138KGulfstream-Schweizer G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850506015649A
- Case key
- 33936
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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 takeoff from a farm strip, the eng lost power shortly after lift-off. The plt landed straight ahead; however, during the landing roll, the acft encountered a low, wet area & nosed over. An exam of the eng revealed about a cup of water in the carburetor bowl. Fuel samples were not available from the fuel tank since it had ruptured during the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8138K
- Reported as
- Gulfstream-Schweizer G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 581B
- Airframe hours
- 1,840
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Lehi Gin, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 14, 1985 · 36 hours before
- Airport
- Farm Strip
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
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 15,000 total · 3,000 in this make and model · 40 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.