Grumman G-164 N654Y

Summary

On 27 March 1987 at about 17:00 local time, a Grumman G-164 registered N654Y was involved in an accident near Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 March 1987 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States

Coordinates

35.4904, -86.4398

Aircraft

Grumman G-164

Registration

N654Y

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

ATL87LA099

Nobody was injured.

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 WAS BEING OPERATED FROM A DIRT ROAD THAT WAS REPORTEDLY ONLY SLIGHTLY WIDER THAN THE ACFT. THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE HAD JUST COMPLETED A SPRAYING OPERATION AND WAS ABOUT TO PUT OUT SOME FERTILIZER. HE STATED THAT HE INSTALLED THE SPREADER, BUT LEFT THE SPRAY BOOMS AND PUMP ON THE ACFT SINCE HE ONLY HAD 3 LOADS TO PUT OUT. THE SUBSEQUENT TAKEOFF ROLL WAS EXTENDED AND THE RT SPRAY BOOM STRUCK A DIRT BANK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE PLT RAISED THE RT WING AND BEGAN TO DUMP THE ACFT'S LOAD OF FERTILIZER. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY BECAME AIRBORNE AND STRUCK SOME BUSHES. DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB, THE LT WING STRUCK A TREE AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER, IMPACTED THE TERRAIN INVERTED, AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE PLT LATER REPORTED TO THE FAA THAT THE ACFT WAS 'JUST TOO HEAVY'.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.