- Date
- June 11, 1985, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Paragould, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N48523Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850611023929A
- Case key
- 33958
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Pilot was seeding rice when the engine failed. Pilot attempted forced landing on gravel road and impacted a utility pole before touchdown. Acft destroyed by impact and post impact fire. The reason for the engine failure could not be determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48523
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1659
- Airframe hours
- 2,370
- Engine
- P&W R-1340AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Stanford Cooperative Gine, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 25, 1985 · 95 hours before
- Departed
- Stanford, 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
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,700 total · 1,500 in this make and model · 2,500 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
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 N48523 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.