Grumman G164 A N8719H
30 March 1983 · New Church, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 March 1983 at about 18:00 local time, a Grumman G164 A registered N8719H was involved in an accident near New Church, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Church, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- New Church (PVT)
- Coordinates
- 37.9708, -75.5299
- Aircraft
- Grumman G164 A
- Registration
- N8719H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL83LA147
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
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 SWERVED FROM A SOFT SPOT ON THE RUNWAY AND LEFT THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE ACFT WENT INTO A PLOWED FIELD THE LANDING GEAR MIRED AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER. THE PILOT COULD NOT SEE OVER THE NOSE OF THE TAILWHEEL ACFT TO DETECT THE SOFT SPOT IN THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT HAD CHANGED THE DIRECTION OF TAKEOFF AND THIS WAS THE FIRST TAKEOFF IN THIS DIRECTION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman G164 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 1983 | Grumman G164 | Avenal, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1981 | Grumman G164 | Maxwell, California, United States | World Agri-Air | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1986 | Grumman G164-A | Echo, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1979 | Grumman G164 | Leblanc, Louisiana, United States | Bell Flying SE | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1988 | Grumman G164-B | Gould, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1978 | Grumman G164-B | Wasco, California, United States | Vince Crop DUS | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 1983 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Saluda, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-24 | Fleeton, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Sep 1983 | Bell 47G-4A | Wise, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1983 | Cessna 152 | Front Royal, Virginia, United States | Eagle Air, Incorporated | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1983 | Cessna 210G | Chesterfield, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1983 | Cessna T210F | Glasgow, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |