Grumman G-164A N7497

Summary

On 13 May 1983 at about 21:30 local time, a Grumman G-164A registered N7497 was involved in an accident near Stuttgart, Arkansas, 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.

Date

13 May 1983 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Stuttgart, Arkansas, United States

Coordinates

34.4910, -91.5501

Aircraft

Grumman G-164A

Registration

N7497

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Stuttgart → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW83LA235

Nobody was injured.

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

AFTER LOADING THE ACFT WITH 50 GAL OF WATER, THE PLT TOOK OFF TO CONDUCT AERIAL APPLICAITON MANEUVERS & TO CALIBRATE THE ACFT'S SPRAY BOOM. AT THE END OF THE 1ST SWATH RUN ON A WESTERLY HEADING, HE PULLED UP OVER A POWER LINE, TURNED 90 DEG RIGHT, REVERSED THE TURN & WAS PASSING THRU A HEADING OF ABOUT 170 DEG WHEN THE ACFT STALLED. REPORTEDLY, THE PLT WAS TIGHTENING HIS TURN TO PRECLUDE OVERSHOOTING & WAS AT APRX 130 FT AGL WHEN THE STALL OCCURRED. THE ACFT IMPACTED ON ITS LEFT WING & CARTWHEELED TO A STOP. THE PLT REPORTED THE WIND WAS FROM 180 DEG AT 15 GUSTING 20 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.