- Date
- July 26, 1988, 16:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Knobel, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2500WGrumman G164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880726028019A
- Case key
- 34611
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Analysis
The plt said he had just completed an aerial application operation and was returning to his base airfield to re-load. While in a low level cruise, the engine quit abruptly, and an emergency ldg was attempted in a soft, muddy soy bean field. During the ldg roll, the acft nosed over. Engine failure was attributed to a severed safety wire holding a bolt on the carburetor float valve, allowing the float to restrict the fuel flow.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2500W
- Reported as
- Grumman G164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 704B
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Corning Farm Supply
- Registered owner
- Corning Farm Supply
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- 4M9 · Corning, AR
- Destination
- Knobel, AR
- Airport
- NONE
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,500 total · 2,000 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JBR, 20 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.