# NTSB MKC85LA123: Grumman G-164A, N48523, Paragould, AR, June 11, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 11, 1985, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Paragould, AR
- Coordinates: 36.050041, -90.509048 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0500&lon=-90.5090&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33958
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC85LA123
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33958/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA123

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, maneuvering
  - engine assembly,other - failure,total (cause)
  - reason for occurrence undetermined
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with object, landing
  - object - utility pole (contributing factor)
- Fire/explosion, landing

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48523-2017-07-18), registration cancelled 2017-07-18, S/N 1659, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (registry code 3952801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1659
- Airframe hours: 2370
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 27; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850611023929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850611023929A), Jun 11, 1985: Scwzer G164A, Paragould, AR, Destroyed. Wing struck power pole during emergency landing after power loss. Fire destroyed engine accessories.

## Other investigations on N48523 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW02LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA221), Jul 29, 2002: Grumman G-164A (N48523), New Roads, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin of the airplane.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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