- Date
- March 15, 1988, 10:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- West Point, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6750QGrumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880315005369A
- Case key
- 34547
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot said, shortly after takeoff, enroute to an aerial application operation, the engine began to lose pwr and began backfiring. He dumped a portion of his load, and made an emergency ldg in a soft, unplanted bean field. After rolling about 200 feet, the wheels sank in the soft soil, and the acft nosed over. Postflight inspection revealed no. 6 cylinder to be cracked. The insurance company declared the acft a total loss.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6750Q
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 261B
- Airframe hours
- 3,807
- Engine
- P&W R985-AN1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Howard'S Flying Service Inc.
- Registered owner
- Howards Flying Service Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 26, 1987 · 12 hours before
- Departed
- Griffithville, AR
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
- 56
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 8,361 total · 3,807 in this make and model · 8,225 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 9 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LIT, 40 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.