Grumman G-164B accident near Mamou, Louisiana, March 26, 2004
On March 26, 2004 at about 2:10 pm local time, a Grumman G-164B, registered N8276K, was substantially damaged in an accident near Mamou, Louisiana (Central Farmers Coop airport). It was an aerial application (crop spraying) flight under agricultural flying rules (Part 137). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's delay in aborting the landing. A contributing factor included the entrance of a crawfish boat onto the airstrip.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 26, 2004 · about 2:10 pm local time
- Place
- Mamou, Louisiana · Central Farmers Coop · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-164B · all G-164Bs on the register
- Registration
- N8276K · registry record · serial 644B
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
While making an approach to a 1,700-foot long dirt strip, situated between two crawfish ponds, the airplane's right main landing gear came in contact with a crawfish boat that had come onto the runway. After impact, the 13,767-hour pilot elected to return to his home base airfield, and during touchdown, the right main landing gear collapsed. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 13,767 hours in all; 2,558 in this make and model; 28 in the last 90 days; 28 in the last 30 days
- Last flight review: March 7, 2003
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: sngl
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 6,804 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, February 10, 2004; 110 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,250 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1340-59 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: LA25 Mamou LA at 1:25 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 36, 3,000 ft by 70 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 120° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 64°F (18°C), dew point 61°F (16°C)
- Altimeter: 30.30 inHg
- Observation at 1:53 pm from LFT, 37 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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