Grumman G-164A N84PG

Summary

On 10 September 1997 at about 14:20 local time, a Grumman G-164A registered N84PG was involved in an accident near Hillsboro, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 September 1997 at 14:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Hillsboro, Texas, United States

Coordinates

32.0007, -97.1107

Aircraft

Grumman G-164A

Registration

N84PG

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

FTW97LA343

Nobody was injured.

Fuel contamination from an undetermined source. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a downwind swath, the engine lost power and the pilot turned the airplane into the wind for the forced landing. The airplane struck a dirt terrace during the landing roll, the left main gear collapsed, and the airplane nosed over coming to rest inverted. The airplane had been stored in a hangar for approximately 2 weeks with the fuel tanks 3/4th full. The pilot performed a preflight, loaded the hopper with a defoliant, and departed for the flight. A mechanic and the operator found debris in the fuel gascolator and the carburetor. The pilot reported the fuel contamination from fueling the airplane at the Hillsboro Municipal Airport. Airport personnel use the Velcron filter system. Fuel testing procedures from the manufacturer and the FAA were negative. Other airplane operators purchasing fuel at the airport had experienced no contamination with the fuel.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.