Grumman G-164B N6628Q
26 October 1982 · Coolidge, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 October 1982 at about 21:15 local time, a Grumman G-164B registered N6628Q, operated by Sarita Aerial Contractors Inc., was involved in an accident near Coolidge, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Coolidge, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-164B
- Registration
- N6628Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sarita Aerial Contractors Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sarita → Sarita
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83LA009
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FLEW INTO A DUST DEVIL WHILE IN A DOWNWIND, PROCEDURE TURN AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. REPORTEDLY, HE DUMPED HIS LOAD AND APPLIED FULL POWER, BUT HE WAS ABLE TO RECOVER BEFORE THE PLANE HIT THE GROUND, LEFT WING FIRST. THE PILOT REPORTED THE WIND WAS GUSTING TO 10 KNOTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman G-164B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 1982 | Grumman G-164B | Houston, Texas, United States | Air Rice Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1982 | Grumman G-164B | Society Hill, Alabama, United States | James H. Morris | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1982 | Grumman G-164B | Humnoke, Arkansas, United States | Farmer & Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1982 | Grumman G-164B | Valley Home, California, United States | W. S. Murphy | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1982 | Grumman G-164B | Rowland, North Carolina, United States | Custom Spraying Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1982 | Grumman G-164B | Beedeville, Arkansas, United States | Breckenridge Flying Service | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 1982 | Cessna 150G | Tucson, Arizona, United States | David G. Lepo | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1982 | Beechcraft 58 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Valley National Bank | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Mar 1982 | Hatz CB-1 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | R A Chaney JR | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1982 | Beechcraft K35 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Kerley Chemical Corp. | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Nov 1982 | Bell 47G-3B-1 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | RRT Investments, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1982 | Mooney M20A | Gila Bend, Arizona, United States | George Wesley Epps, JR. | Serious injuries | - |