- Date
- May 22, 1987, 07:00 local (12:00 UTC)
- Place
- Newport, AR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N492YGrumman G-164
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870522017859A
- Case key
- 34384
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that he was spraying a rice field in formation with another airplane when his aircraft experienced an inflight upset due to the propwash, or wake turbulence, generated by the other aircraft. The landing gear struck a rice levee and was sheared off. The aircraft bounced from the levee and nosed over upon impact.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N492Y
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 136
- Airframe hours
- 2,619
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Hall, Steven J.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- M19
- Airport
- M19
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
- 22
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 820 total · 310 in this make and model · 660 as pilot in command · 110 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JBR, 29 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 N492Y · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.