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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Grumma G-164A · Pelham, GA · July 12, 2008

Date: July 12, 2008 · 09:59 local
Place: Pelham, GA
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: GWVG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N7395
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC08LA245
Reported as: Grumma G164A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PW1340AN1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N7395Registration cancelled Aug 23, 2013 · Grumman G-164AS/N 942 · Built 1972 Airframe modelGrumman G-164A Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The aircraft appeared to have impacted the ground gear first. Skidded approx 13 ft then bounced approx 10 ft. the nose of the aircraft impacted the ground creating a small crater approx 6 ft wide and 14 ft long. Then the plane came to rest inverted in the edge of the woods and was engulfed in flames.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE IMPACTED THE GROUND GEAR FIRST. SKIDDED APPROX 13 FT THEN BOUNCED APPROX 10 FT. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND CREATING A SMALL CRATER APPROX 6 FT WIDE AND 14 FT LONG. THEN THE PLANE CAME TO REST INVERTED IN THE EDGE OF THE WOODS AND WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB NYC08LA245Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPelham, GAA partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons which led to a forced landing in unsuitable terrain.Jul 12, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7395 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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