Grumman G-164B accident near Beedeville, Arkansas, July 12, 1982
On July 12, 1982 at about 6:15 pm local time, a Grumman G-164B, registered N6678K, was destroyed in an accident near Beedeville, Arkansas. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind 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 NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 12, 1982 · about 6:15 pm local time
- Place
- Beedeville, Arkansas · 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
- N6678K · no longer on the register · serial 414B
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO THE JOB SITE WITH A LOAD OF UREA. HE CIRCLED FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES WAITING FOR THE FLAGMEN TO ARRIVE, THEN ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. AS HE LEVELED THE PLANE, HE EXPERIENCED A GRADUAL LOSS OF POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. WHILE MAKING A FORCED LANDING, HE TRUNED TO AVOID A TREE. DURING THE TURN, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE OPERATOR BELIEVED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER HAVING A BLOWER FAILURE. HOWEVER, THIS WAS NOT VERIFIED BY AN ENGINE TEARDOWN.
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: 1,329 hours in all; 70 in the last 90 days; 1,260 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,400 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,300 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P & W R-1340-AN-1 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Beedeville AR at 1:05 pm
- Destination: Beedeville AR
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 194°F (90°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Observation at 1:15 pm
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.