Grumman-Schweizer G-164A N4983
12 October 1997 · Sylvania, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 October 1997 at about 21:00 local time, a Grumman-Schweizer G-164A registered N4983 was involved in an accident near Sylvania, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sylvania, Georgia, United States
- Coordinates
- 32.7500, -81.6296
- Aircraft
- Grumman-Schweizer G-164A
- Registration
- N4983
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sylvania → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL98LA001
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilots failure to maintain clearance from transmission wires.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, he was flying on a westerly magnetic heading, into the sun, and did not see the power lines prior to the collision. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman-Schweizer G-164A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 1997 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164A | Woodeberry, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1997 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164A | Pinehurst, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1997 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164A | Altus, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1997 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164A | Hatch, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1997 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164A | Benton, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1998 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164A | La Moure, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 1997 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Augusta, Georgia, United States | Edwin A. Deas | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1997 | Cessna 310K | Bainbridge, Georgia, United States | Pierce M Godwin | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1997 | Cessna 152 | MacOn, Georgia, United States | Southeastern School of Aero. | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 May 1997 | Cessna 150K | Ball Ground, Georgia, United States | Firefox Aviation, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1997 | Cessna 172M | Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States | The Flight School | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1997 | Kolb FIRESTAR-II | Albany, Georgia, United States | Ronald Barthelemy | Serious injuries | - |