Gulfstream G-164B accident near Pine Bluff, Arkansas, October 30, 1982
On October 30, 1982 at about 9:20 pm local time, a Gulfstream G-164B, registered N8418K, was destroyed in an accident near Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under agricultural flying rules (Part 137). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 30, 1982 · about 9:20 pm local time
- Place
- Pine Bluff, Arkansas · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Gulfstream G-164B
- Registration
- N8418K · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
PILOT JUST LOADED SEEDS AND TOOKOFF WHEN HE NOTICED SMOKE AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. DURING A FORCED LANDING THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. CAUSE OF POWER LOSS UNDETERMINED.
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: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land
- Flight time: 20,338 hours in all; 20,338 in this make and model; 200 in the last 90 days; 15,847 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 560 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 260 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,000 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P & W R-1340 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Sweden Flying Service, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: Pine Bluff AR at 4:20 pm
- Destination: Pine Bluff AR
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
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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Other NTSB records under N8418K the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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