Grumman G164 N8672H

Summary

On 7 August 1996 at about 13:15 local time, a Grumman G164 registered N8672H was involved in an accident near Dawson, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

7 August 1996 at 13:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Dawson, Georgia, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Grumman G164

Registration

N8672H

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

ATL96LA117

Nobody was injured.

loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s), which resulted in an overrun, an encounter with soft terrain, and a nose over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that during the takeoff roll, the airplane's engine was 'developing full power,' the tail lifted off, and the airplane was about to become airborne, when the engine lost power. He stated, the speed was too fast for him to stop before running off the end of the runway and into a peanut field. The airplane nosed over, and a fire erupted. During the investigation, no reason was found for the loss of engine power; however, most of the engine was destroyed by ground fire. The pilot stated that the engine was running 'normally' on the previous flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.