- Date
- July 30, 1988, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- West Helena, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8257KGrumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880730029249A
- Case key
- 34620
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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(total) - mech failure/malf
Engine assembly,valve,intake - failure,totalCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Object - tree(s)Factor
Terrain condition - none suitableFactor
Analysis
The plt said, while enroute to an aerial application operation, the engine lost power and an emergency ldg was made into the trees. Post accident investigation revealed that an intake valve on number 9 cylinder had failed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8257K
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 638B
- Airframe hours
- 3,838
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Planters Ag Aviation
- Registered owner
- Planters Ag Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 4, 1988 · 368 hours before
- Airport
- HEE · West Helena, runway 27, 3,600 × 80 ft
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,000 total · 5,000 in this make and model · 7,000 as pilot in command · 300 in the last 90 days · 100 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °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.