- Date
- May 21, 1987, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Knobel, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N484YGrumman G-164
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870521015989A
- Case key
- 34383
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The PIC stated that the acft was struck by a gust of wind, and he lost control. The PIC applied rt rudder towards a 1OFT ditch in an att to get over it. The acft was too heavy to fly over the ditch and the acft impacted into the ditch. A review of wx cond's obtained fm the FAA flt svc stn at jonesboro, AR, indicated that winds were fm the southwest at 10 knots. Further review indicated that for the hr before and the hour following the rptd time of the acc, the wind had not chg'd dir, or wind spd fm that rptd by the flt svc stn. The PIC rptd no mechanical control difficulty or malf during the takeoff roll or subsequent to the acc.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N484Y
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 128
- Airframe hours
- 4,227
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Fraine Flying Svc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 5, 1987 · 8 hours before
- Airport
- PVT, runway 9, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 4,218 total · 150 in this make and model · 4,218 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 9 statute miles
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JBR, 31 nm away
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 N484Y · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.