Grumman American Avn. Corp G-164 accident near Whiskerville, AR
On May 28, 2022, a Grumman American Avn. Corp G-164 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Whiskerville, AR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 28, 2022
- Place
- Whiskerville, AR
- Aircraft
- Grumman American Avn. Corp G-164 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.133°N, 90.800°W
- NTSB ID
- 20220528105142
Official records · CEN22FA215
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn May 28, 2022, about 1340 central daylight time, a Grumman American Aviation G-164B airplane, N178LB, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Whiskerville, Arkansas. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 137 aerial application flight. The pilot was being trained by Kin-Co Ag Aviation Inc., a 14 CFR Part 137 operator. The airplane was owned, and the accident flight was operated, by Hackberry Flying Service, LLC. According to Kin-Co Ag Aviation Inc, they would do a verbal risk assessment together with a pilot before a flight as every chemical load was different, and every field was different. The operator and the pilot would study maps during the risk assessment and preflight planning process. For the accident flight, a verbal risk assessment was performed with the pilot. If there were obstacles at the field, management and the pilot would drive to the field first to perform a ground reconnaissance. Due to the absence of obstacles at the target field, a ground reconnaissance was not performed. The operator that was training the pilot reported that the pilot departed for training purposes from the operator’s airstrip near Beech Grove, Arkansas, at 0910, and flew west toward Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. She returned at 1010, refueled the airplane, and flew to the east of Walcott, Arkansas, where she performed several practice aerial application passes over a rice field. The pilot returned to the operator’s airstrip at 1105 and shut down the airplane. She reported the airpla
Probable cause
The pilot misjudged the approach during the emergency landing, likely due to the full chemical load, and impacted a ditch, resulting in substantial damage and postimpact fire. Contributing to the pilot’s injuries was the lack of a crash-resistant fuel system in the airplane.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
