- Date
- July 30, 1988, 08:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place
- Cherry Valley, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6823KGrumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880730029219A
- Case key
- 34619
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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.
Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malf
Powerplant - undeterminedCause
Load jettison - performed
Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf
Forced landing
Nose over
Terrain condition - softFactor
Analysis
The plt said that shortly after takeoff, he had a partial power loss. He dumped his chemical load and attempted to return for landing. While turning the engine suffered a complete loss of power. He attempted to land, but on the roll out, acft nosed over in the soft terrain. The cause of the engine failure was undetermined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6823K
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 499B
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Burnette Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Burnette Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- Cherry Valley, AR
- Airport
- NONE · Burnette
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,583 total · 3,000 in this make and model · 310 in the last 90 days · 150 in the last 30 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JBR, 25 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.