Grumman G-164A N7364

Summary

On 29 August 1986 at about 23:30 local time, a Grumman G-164A registered N7364 was involved in an accident near Bayard, Nebraska, 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

29 August 1986 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Bayard, Nebraska, United States

Coordinates

41.7503, -103.3196

Aircraft

Grumman G-164A

Registration

N7364

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Scottsbluff → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC86LA122

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 PLT STATED HE ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFTS NEAR TREES HE WAS GOING TO OVERFLY WHILE IN A TURNAROUND MANEUVER TO SPRAY CROPS. INSTEAD OF FLYING OVER THE TREES, THE PLT STATED THAT THE ACFT DESCENDED INTO THE GROUND NEAR THE TREES WHILE IN THE TURN. WIND CONDITIONS REPORTED BY A FSS IN THE AREA SHOWED THAT THE WINDS WERE FROM THE SOUTH AT 7 TO 9 KNOTS. THE PLT STATED THAT HE HAD NO MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE OR ACFT DURING THE MANEUVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.