- Date
- July 15, 1985, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Griffithville, AR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8561HGrumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850715054579A
- Case key
- 34042
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Lift-off - performedCause
Loss of control - in flight
Stall - inadvertentCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The plt reports that the acft fishtailed during the takeoff roll and ran off the side of the rwy. The acft was heading toward a canal and the plt elected to try to fly over the canal. The acft became airborne and flew about 1/4 mi. The plt saw trees ahead and when he made a shallow turn to avoid the trees the acft stalled and crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8561H
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1410
- Engine
- P&W R1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Bell'S Ag Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Airport
- Bell'S Ag Strip, runway 9, 2,540 × ft
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,703 total · 900 in this make and model · 1,605 as pilot in command · 422 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 102 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.