- Date
- May 17, 1984, 16:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Craigmont, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N48373Grumman G-164
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840517017639A
- Case key
- 39917
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During aerial application the engine lost power & a forced landing was initiated to a wheat field. During the landing approach the acft stalled at about 10 to 20 feet AGL. The acft landed hard and flipped over. Examination of the engine revealed a broken master rod.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48373
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1618
- Airframe hours
- 3,500
- Engine
- P&W 1340-AN1, 6,100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Charles Jerald Harlan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 2, 1984 · 20 hours before
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 9,210 total · 3,500 in this make and model · 200 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Observed at
- LWS, 18 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.