- Date
- July 19, 1988, 17:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Poplar Bluff, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8706HGrumman 164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880719027199A
- Case key
- 34608
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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.
Analysis
The pilot experienced an engine failure while attempting to land during an aerial application flight. Altitude was not adequate to select a suitable forced landing area. The aircraft impacted in a pipeline right of way and came to rest in a small stream, inverted. Examination of the engine revealed that the carburetor float support bracket shaft was loose.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8706H
- Reported as
- Grumman 164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1481
- Airframe hours
- 2,661
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Rh & Rh Inc.
- Registered owner
- Robbie Hopwood
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 16, 1988 · 160 hours before
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
- 48
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 3,200 total · 3,000 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CGI, 84 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.