MKC87LA095

NTSB accident investigation · Grumman G-164B · Brinkley, AR · April 30, 1987

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
April 29, 1987, 19:45 local (Apr 30, 1987, 00:45 UTC)
Place
Brinkley, AR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N2000AGrumman G-164B
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report March 10, 1988
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19870429013099A
Case key
34374

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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 - in flightManeuvering
Airspeed - inadequatePilot in commandCause
Stall - inadequatePilot in commandCause
In flight collision with terrain/waterManeuvering - turn to reverse direction

Analysis

The acft had 100 gallons of water onboard for the ag training flt. The plt has completed one spray pass and was half way through the turnaround when the acft stalled. It collided with the ground and flipped forward to the inverted position. The plt listed 80 hrs of flt time in this make and model.

Aircraft

Registration
N2000A
Reported as
Grumman G-164B
Category
Airplane
Serial number
4215408
Airframe hours
2,257
Engine
P&W R-1340-AN, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Operator
Chism Flying Service,Inc.
Registered owner
Chism Flying Service Inc
Airworthiness certificate
Special, Restricted (Special)
Last inspection
Annual · February 3, 1987 · 459 hours before
Airport
M36 · Frank Federer Memorial, runway 20, 3,000 × 50 ft, asphalt

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
34
Certificate
Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Center
Flight hours
1,498 total · 80 in this make and model · 1,477 as pilot in command · 205 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
200° at 2 knots, gusting 3
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
73 °F, dew point 52 °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.