Grumman G-164 N484Y

Summary

On 21 May 1987 at about 17:30 local time, a Grumman G-164 registered N484Y was involved in an accident near Knobel, 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

21 May 1987 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Knobel, Arkansas, United States

Coordinates

36.3108, -90.6005

Aircraft

Grumman G-164

Registration

N484Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC87LA105

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

THE PIC STATED THAT THE ACFT WAS STRUCK BY A GUST OF WIND, AND HE LOST CONTROL. THE PIC APPLIED RT RUDDER TOWARDS A 1OFT DITCH IN AN ATT TO GET OVER IT. THE ACFT WAS TOO HEAVY TO FLY OVER THE DITCH AND THE ACFT IMPACTED INTO THE DITCH. A REVIEW OF WX COND'S OBTAINED FM THE FAA FLT SVC STN AT JONESBORO, AR, INDICATED THAT WINDS WERE FM THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 KNOTS. FURTHER REVIEW INDICATED THAT FOR THE HR BEFORE AND THE HOUR FOLLOWING THE RPTD TIME OF THE ACC, THE WIND HAD NOT CHG'D DIR, OR WIND SPD FM THAT RPTD BY THE FLT SVC STN. THE PIC RPTD NO MECHANICAL CONTROL DIFFICULTY OR MALF DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL OR SUBSEQUENT TO THE ACC.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.