Grumman G-164A N4698

Summary

On 7 September 1983 at about 22:22 local time, a Grumman G-164A registered N4698 was involved in an accident near Estill, South Carolina, 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

7 September 1983 at 22:22

Classification

Accident

Location

Estill, South Carolina, United States

Coordinates

32.7496, -81.2409

Aircraft

Grumman G-164A

Registration

N4698

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Estill → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL83LA358

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

DURING A SWATH RUN, THE ACFT BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, SO THE PLT ABORTED THE MISSION & STARTED BACK TO THE ARPT TO LAND. HOWEVER, BEFORE REACHING THE ARPT, THE ENG QUIT RUNNING & THE PLT LANDED IN A FIELD. DURING THE LANDING, THE ACFT WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE OIL RING ON THE # 3 PISTON WAS BROKEN, BUT THE RING WAS STILL IN THE PISTON GROOVE & THERE WAS NO DAMAGE NOTED TO THE PISTON LAND OR CYLINDER WALL. A PARTIAL DISASSEMBLY OF THE CARBURETOR REVEALED THERE WAS APRX 2 OUNCES OF FLUID IN THE BOWL. APPRX 1/4 OF THE FLUID WAS WATER. EXCEPT FOR SOME SOOT ON THE SPARK PLUGS, NO OTHER DISCREPANCIES OF THE ENG WERE FOUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.