Grumman G-164A N5319

Summary

On 23 July 1983 at about 15:30 local time, a Grumman G-164A registered N5319 was involved in an accident near Minden, Nebraska, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 July 1983 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Minden, Nebraska, United States

Coordinates

40.5004, -98.9509

Aircraft

Grumman G-164A

Registration

N5319

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Minden → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC83LA162

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

APRX 5 MIN AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENG QUIT & THE PLT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A NEARBY FIELD. HE DID NOT DUMP HIS LOAD OF CHEMICALS. REPORTEDLY, THE ACFT LANDED HARD & WAS DESTROYED. THE PLT WAS EXPOSED TO THE CHEMICALS DURING THE CRASH LANDING. AN EXAM REVEALED THAT THE ENG HAD ENCOUNTERED A SUDDEN STOPPAGE. A PARTIAL TEARDOWN REVEALED THAT 3 TEETH HAD BROKEN OFF OF THE IMPELLER INTERMEDIATE DRIVE GEAR, PN L515P. WHEN THE GEAR WAS REMOVED, THE ENG WOULD ROTATE NORMALLY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.