Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing factors were the high temperature and tailwind.
NTSB analysis
The 1,034-hour commercial pilot departed the airport to make an agricultural application. During the initial climb, the pilot initiated a left turn and when the airplane encountered a tailwind the airplane, loaded with fertilizer, began to "settle." Sufficient altitude was not available for the pilot to arrest the descent rate prior to ground impact, so the pilot elected to perform a forced landing into a cornfield. The airplane nosed over during the forced landing and came to rest in the inverted position. The pilot was able to egress the airplane without injuries. An automated weather reporting station at the airport reported the local temperature as 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for DFW08CA199 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jul 25, 2008
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Newport, Arkansas
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Grumman G-164A
- N-number
- N519Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 137 (agricultural)
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial application
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.