Grumman G-159 N68TG
16 July 1983 · Blountville, Tennessee, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 16 July 1983 at about 02:08 local time, a Grumman G-159 registered N68TG, operated by Orion Air, Inc., was involved in an accident near Blountville, Tennessee, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 02:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Blountville, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tri-City (TRI)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-159
- Registration
- N68TG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Orion Air, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Knoxville → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- DCA83AA032
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
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 COPLT STATED THAT WHEN HE BEGAN THE APCH TO THE DESTINATION ARPT, THE WEATHER CONDITION WAS HAZY & HE DELAYED HIS DESCENT SLIGHTLY UNTIL HE LOCATED THE ARPT. WHEN HE SAW THE RWY, HE BELIEVED THAT THEY WERE A LITTLE TOO CLOSE, SO HE INDICATED TO THE CAPTAIN THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A 360 DEG TURN. AT THAT POINT, THE CAPTAIN ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE ACFT & CONTINUED THE APCH TO RWY 4. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWNED LONG. ACCORDING TO THE CAPTAIN, HE TRIED SEVERAL APPLICATIONS OF THE NORMAL BRAKING SYS, BUT GOT NO RESPONSE. HE THEN TRIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES & ASKED THE COPLT TO GET ON THE BRAKES, BUT REPORTED THERE WAS NO BRAKING. SUBSEQUENTLY THE ACFT WENT OFF THE END OF THE RWY, WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT & HIT A FENCE. IT CAME TO REST ON A 2ND EMBANKMENT WHERE IT EXPLODED & BURNED. TIRE MARKS WITH EVIDENCE OF BRAKING ACTION WERE FOUND STARTING 2377 FT BEYOND THE RWY THRESHOLD. A REQUIRED FIELD LENGTH OF APRX 2600 FT WAS CALCULATED FOR LNDG. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE/MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. VASI LIGHTS WERE INOP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman G-159 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 1978 | Grumman G-159 | Houston, Texas, United States | Continental OI | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1978 | Grumman G-159 | Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States | Vulcan, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1990 | Grumman G-159 | Houston, Texas, United States | Rowan Companies | Fatal | 3 |
| 11 Jul 1975 | Grumman G-159 | Addison, Texas, United States | Collins Radio | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1975 | Grumman G-159 | New Castle, Delaware, United States | Allied Chemica | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1974 | Grumman G-159 | Willoughby, Ohio, United States | Diamond Shamro | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Apison, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1983 | Cessna 152 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Daniel Philip King | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1983 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-24-250 | Lake Hills, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Oct 1983 | Cessna TU206G | Brentwood, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Oct 1983 | Embraer EMB110-P1 | Blountville, Tennessee, United States | Atlantic Southeast Airlines | Minor injuries | - |