Plane Crash List

Grumman G-164A N8721H

10 March 1987 · Leslie, Georgia, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 10 March 1987 at about 22:30 local time, a Grumman G-164A registered N8721H was involved in an accident near Leslie, Georgia, 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 22:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Leslie, Georgia, United States
Coordinates
31.9498, -84.0808
Aircraft
Grumman G-164A
Registration
N8721H
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 137: Agricultural
Purpose of flight
Aerial Application
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Leslie → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Dusk
NTSB number
ATL87LA084

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 PLT REPORTED LOSING POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF; A FORCED LDG WAS SUBSEQUENTLY MADE IN A FRESHLY-PLOWED FIELD WHERE THE ACFT FLIPPED OVER. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A CRACKED #7 CYL HEAD. FAA SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORTS (SDR'S) INDICATED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 20 SIMILAR CASES OF CYL CRACKING ON P&W R-1340 ENGINES BETWEEN JANUARY 1980 AND APRIL 1987.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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