MKC87LA153

NTSB accident investigation · Grumman G-164A · Widener, AR · July 31, 1987

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report

Date: July 31, 1987, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
Place: Widener, AR
Injuries: 1 uninjured
Damage: Substantial damage
Phase of flight: Maneuvering
Aircraft: N6568Grumman G-164A
Weather: Visual (VMC) · Day
Status: Completed · report October 7, 1988
Report: Approved by Office Director
FAA report: 19870731040409A
Case key: 34425

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Sequence of events

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Loss of engine powerManeuvering - aerial application

Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause

Forced landingDescent - emergency

Nose overLanding - flare/touchdown

Terrain condition - none suitableFactor

Terrain condition - softFactor

Analysis

The ag airplane was making the final swath run over a cottonfield when the engine lost power. After touchdown in a ricefield, the airplane flipped forward to the inverted position. The reason for the power loss could not be determined.

Aircraft

Registration: N6568
Reported as: Grumman G-164A
Category: Airplane
Serial number: 707
Engine: P&W R-985-AN1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage: Substantial damage
Flight: Aerial application · Part 137
Registered owner: Osceola Aerial Serivce, Inc.
Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
Last inspection: Annual · January 1, 1987

N6568Registration cancelled Mar 12, 1996 · Grumman G-164AS/N 707 Airframe modelGrumman G-164A

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Flight crew

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Role: Pilot
Age: 49
Certificate: Commercial
Airplane ratings: Single-engine land
Instrument ratings: Airplane
Medical: Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat: Center
Flight hours: 2,004 total · 1,364 in this make and model

Weather

Conditions: Visual (VMC) · Day
Visibility: 4 statute miles
Lowest ceiling: None
Temperature: 90 °F, dew point -0 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19870731040409AScwzer G164A · Widener, AREngine quit during a spray run. Flipped over in a rice field. Only defect found was a lead off a spark plug.Jul 31, 1987 · N6568 · Substantial damage

Other investigations on N6568 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW94LA217Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMarked Tree, ARThe power loss for undetermined reasons. Factors were the pilot's inadvertent entry into a stall and the lack of suitable terrain onto which to execute the landing.Jul 1, 1994 · Substantial damage