Gulfstream G-164B accident near Holly Grove, Arkansas, September 22, 1992
On September 22, 1992 at about 2:15 pm local time, a Gulfstream G-164B, registered N8075K, was substantially damaged in an accident near Holly Grove, Arkansas. 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
LOSS OF ENGINE POWER UNDETERMINED. FACTOR WAS UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 22, 1992 · about 2:15 pm local time
- Place
- Holly Grove, Arkansas · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Gulfstream G-164B
- Registration
- N8075K · registry record · serial 560B
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING A CROSSWIND DEPARTURE THE ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. THE PILOT ROLLED OUT OF THE TURN AND DUMPED THE LOAD IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT. LEVEL FLIGHT COULD NOT BE MAINTAINED AND UPON LANDING IN THE WET RICE FIELD, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE CAUSE OF THE POWER LOSS WAS NOT DETERMINED.
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: 10,300 hours in all; 4,000 in this make and model; 250 in the last 90 days; 75 in the last 30 days; 10,000 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 6,376 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 8, 1992; 641 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,500 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P&W R-1340-AN1 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 350° at 10 knots, gusting 16
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 10,000 ft; scat at 1,200 ft
- Temperature: 73°F (23°C), dew point 68°F (20°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 2:50 pm from LIT, 1 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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Other NTSB records under N8075K the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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