Grumman G-164A N677U
18 July 1988 · Cape Girardeau, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 July 1988 at about 22:15 local time, a Grumman G-164A registered N677U, operated by Thomas Beeson, was involved in an accident near Cape Girardeau, Illinois, 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 22:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cape Girardeau, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.4400, -89.7803
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-164A
- Registration
- N677U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Thomas Beeson
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sikeston → Cape Girardeau
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI88DEV02
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 PLT WAS APPLYING CHEMICALS TO A FIELD WITH 3 RADIO TRANSMISSION TOWERS ALONG ONE SIDE. HE RPRTD THAT AS HE WAS FINISHING THE FIELD, HE CIRCLED ONE OF THE TOWERS, THEM MADE A FINAL SWATH RUN ACROSS THE END OF THE FIELD. HE STATED THAT AS HE PULLED UP FROM THE SWATH RUN, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURBULENCE FROM THE 360 DEG TURN THAT HE HAD JUST MADE AROUND THE TOWER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT BANKED TO THE RIGHT & COLLIDED WITH TWO OF THE UPPER GUY WIRES, DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING TIPS & PROP. THE WIRE STRIKE DAMAGED THE AILERON SYSTEM, SO THE PLT MADE A POWER OFF FORCED LANDING IN A CORNFIELD, WHERE THE ACFT NOSED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman G-164A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 1988 | Grumman G-164A | Hebron, Nebraska, United States | Davenport Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1988 | Grumman G-164A | Gillett, Arkansas, United States | Trites Flying Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1988 | Grumman G-164A | Elaine, Arkansas, United States | Fess Flying Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1988 | Grumman G-164A | Fadette, Alabama, United States | Nelson E. Tucker | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1988 | Grumman G-164A | Gridley, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1988 | Grumman G-164A | Allegan, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 1988 | Boeing B-727-200A | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Northwest Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1988 | Beechcraft 55B | Quincy, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1988 | Cessna 172 | Carbondale, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1988 | Cessna T310R | Urbana, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1988 | Piper PA-28-151 | Fairview Hts., Illinois, United States | Hurst Flight Training, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1988 | Cessna 421A | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |