Grumman G-164A N4564

Summary

On 25 April 1983 at about 13:30 local time, a Grumman G-164A registered N4564 was involved in an accident near Anahuac, Texas, 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

25 April 1983 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Anahuac, Texas, United States

Coordinates

29.7603, -94.6708

Aircraft

Grumman G-164A

Registration

N4564

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anahuac → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW83LA205

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

THE ACFT GROUNDLOOPED IN RUTS DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT. A GROUND FIRE DESTROYED THE ACFT. THE ACFT HAD APPROACHED THE FIELD TO BE SPRAYED AND A WITNESS ON THE GROUND SAID THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS BEING THROTTLED BACK. WHEN THE PILOT TRIED TO ADD POWER THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND AND SHORTLY AFTERWARDS IT FAILED COMPLETELY. THE PILOT DUMPED THE SPRAY LOAD, TURNED AND LANDED IN A RICE FIELD. THE ACFT HIT RUTS AND GROUNDLOOPED. A POSTCRASH FIRE DESTROYED THE ACFT. THE POSTCRASH INVESTIGATION REVEALED A MALFUNCTION IN THE IMPELLER AND SHAFT ASSEMBLY ALLOWING THE IMPELLER TO DRAG AGAINST ITS HOUSING. AN A&P MECHANIC SAID THIS FAILED THE ENGINE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.