- Date
- August 20, 1988, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Gillett, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6567Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880820034499A
- Case key
- 34634
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Analysis
While en route to engage in an aerial application operation, the plt said the engine began to misfire and cut out. Unable to correct the malfunction, the plt dumped his chemical load and began returning to the departure airstrip. En route, he felt he would not make it back to the airstrip so he attempted to make an emergency landing in a bean field. During the roll out on the soft bean field, the acft nosed over and sustained substantial damage. Post accident investigation revealed a blown cylinder.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6567
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 706
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Trites Flying Service, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Trites Flying Service Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- NONE · Gillett, AR
- Airport
- NONE · Gordon Private Strip, runway 18, 2,500 × 150 ft, dirt
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,458 total · 6,774 in this make and model · 300 in the last 90 days · 150 in the last 30 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PBF, 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.
Other investigations on N6567 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.