# Accident 20080712855239A: Grumma G164A, Pelham, GA, July 12, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2008, 09:59 local time
- Place: Pelham, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: GWVG
- Location: 31.1317° N, 84.1267° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1317&lon=-84.1267&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7395, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7395-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMA G164A
- Reported engine: PWA PW1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080712855239A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC08LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA245), Jul 12, 2008: Grumman G-164A (N7395), Pelham, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons which led to a forced landing in unsuitable terrain.

## Other reports on N7395 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790711019049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790711019049I), Jul 11, 1979: Gulstm G164A (N7395), Sedley, VA, Minor damage. Sprayer struck power line.

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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