Grumman G-164A N8595H

Summary

On 13 June 1983 at about 21:30 local time, a Grumman G-164A registered N8595H was involved in an accident near Crookston, Minnesota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 June 1983 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Crookston, Minnesota, United States

Coordinates

47.7707, -96.5997

Aircraft

Grumman G-164A

Registration

N8595H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI83LA255

Nobody was injured.

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 ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT SAID THE ACFT LOST POWER AND FELT SLOPPY AT ABOUT 350 FT AGL.HE ADDED POWER BUT MAXIMUM OBTAINABLE WAS 2000 RPM AS OPPOSED TO 2300. THE PILOT SAID HE TRIED TO DROP THE LOAD BUT THE LOAD REMAINED WITH THE ACFT. THE HOPPER DUMP VALVES WERE OPERATIONAL. THE ACFT WAS ABOUT 1000 LBS OVER MAX GROSS WEIGHT. THE FRONT ROW OF SPARK PLUGS EXHIBITED CARBON DEPOSITS AND THE MAIN OIL SCREEN HAD TRAPPED HEAVY CARBON DEPOSITS WITH A SMALL AMOUNT OF FERROUS METAL. THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING THE LANDING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.