Grumman G-164A N406Y

Summary

On 28 April 1983 at about 14:00 local time, a Grumman G-164A registered N406Y, operated by Ayres Flight School, was involved in an accident near Albany, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 April 1983 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Albany, Georgia, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Grumman G-164A

Registration

N406Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ayres Flight School

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Albany → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL83FA172

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT WAS ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLT IN AERIAL APPLICATION. AFTER COMPLETING A SIMULATED SWATH RUN, HE ENTERED A TURN-AROUND MANEUVER. DURING THE TURN, THE ENGINE REPORTEDLY QUIT WITHOUT ANY WARNING & THE PROP STOPPED TURNING. DURING A FORCED LANDING, THE PLT TRIED TO GLIDE TO AN OPEN FIELD. HOWEVER, BEFORE HE COULD REACH THE FIELD, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH 1 OR MORE TREES & CRASHED. DURING AN INVESTIGATION, THE WIRE-REINFORCED INDUCTION AIR HOSE WAS FOUND COLLAPSED. HOWEVER, IT HAD BEEN SUBJECT TO IMPACT IN THE AREA THAT IT WAS COLLAPSED; THEREFORE, ITS PREIMPACT CONDITION COULD NOT BE VERIFIED. NO OTHER POSSIBLE PREIMPACT/MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURES WERE FOUND THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE POWER LOSS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.