Grumman G-164A N7246

Summary

On 28 June 1983 at about 16:00 local time, a Grumman G-164A registered N7246 was involved in an accident near Poplar Bluff, Missouri, 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

28 June 1983 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Poplar Bluff, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

36.7596, -90.3990

Aircraft

Grumman G-164A

Registration

N7246

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

MKC83LA138

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

AFTER MAKING 2 SWATH RUNS, THE ACFT WAS IN A PROCEDURE TURN-AROUND OVER A WOODED AREA WHEN THE ENG LOST POWER. THE PLT TRIED TO GLIDE TO A SUITABLE AREA, BUT THE ACFT HIT THE TOPS OF TREES & CRASHED. THE OWNER STATED THE ENG HAD A HISTORY OF MAINTENANCE PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, BUT THAT NO SPECIFIC PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED. THE ENG WAS DISASSEMBLED AT AN OVERHAUL FACILITY AFTER THE ACCIDENT, BUT NO PREIMPACT/MECHANICAL FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE TEMP & DEW POINT WERE 82 & 75 DEG.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.