# Accident 19961031045469A: Scwzer G164B, Abbeyville, AL, October 31, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1996, 07:00 local time
- Place: Abbeyville, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: JBUG
- Location: 31.5608° N, 85.2498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5608&lon=-85.2498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6756K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961031045469A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.4) ON OCTOBER 31, 1996, AT 0700 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A GRUMMAN G-164B, N6756K, COLLIDED WITH TREES WHILE MANEUVERING FOR A FORCED LANDING NEAR ABBEVILLE, ALABAMA. THE AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 137 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED SHORTERVILLE, ALABAMA, AT 0645. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR, THE PILOT WAS ON THE TURNAROUND OF THE FOURTH SWATH RUN WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT SELECTED A FORCED LANDING AREA NEAR THE FIELD WHERE THE SPRAYING OPERATION WAS BEING CONDUCTED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DUMPED THE HIS LOAD AND ESTABLISHED AN APPROACH TO THE FIELD. AS THE PILOT CONTINUED THE APPROACH, HE REALIZED THAT HE COULD NOT MAKE THE FIELD, THEREFORE HE DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRPLANE IN THE TOPS OF TREES. HE SLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO FIVE MILES PER HOUR ABOVE THE STALL SPEED AND SETTLED INTO THE TREES.  THE SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY FAILED TO DISCLOSE A MECHANICAL PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THE REVIEW OF ENGINE MAINTENANCE INFORMATION DIS CLOSED THAT THE ENGINE HAD BEEN IN SERVICE FOR 2033 HOURS SINCE THE LAST OVERHAUL. THE RECOMMENDED TIME BETWEEN OVERHAULS IS 1200 HOURS; THIS IS NOT A MANDATORY REQUIREMENT. A REVIEW OF WEATHER DATA DISCLOSED THAT CONDITIONS WERE FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE. (-23) NO NARRATIVE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL97LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA011), Oct 31, 1996: Grumman G-164B (N6756K), Abbeyville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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