- Date
- November 18, 1985, 12:50 local (17:50 UTC)
- Place
- Walden, NY
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7236Grumman 164-A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851118058109A
- Case key
- 30221
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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 of a Grumman 164A was crop dusting when he experienced an engine failure. He decided not to dump the load due to possible later repercussions. The aircraft lacked sufficent airspeed or altitude to make a safe landing. The aircraft received substantial damage and the pilot was seriously injured. The pilot stated after the accident that 'dumping the load would have given the aircraft a better glide ratio and slower approach speed, assuring a successful landing.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7236
- Reported as
- Grumman 164-A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 988
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN-1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Spunky Aerial Duster
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 21, 1985 · 453 hours before
- Departed
- NONE · Kobelt Airport, NY
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
- 45
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter, Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 10,647 total · 8,490 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Observed at
- SWF
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.