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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Grumman G-164A · Atlantic, IA · September 6, 2013

Date: September 6, 2013 · 15:30 local
Place: Atlantic, IA
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: PPMG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N7843
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN13LA533
Reported as: Grumman G-164A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 892 total160 in this make and model167 in the last 90 days

N7843Registration cancelled Jan 9, 2018 · Grumman G-164AS/N 790 · Built 1971 Airframe modelGrumman G-164A Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot was performing a pull up maneuver while conducting aerial application and stuck a row of trees located at the end of a field. The aircraft subsequently crashed in a field approximately 138 feet from the treeline and the aircraft was destroyed due to impact and fire. The pilot escaped the wreckage with minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING A PULL UP MANEUVER WHILE CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION AND STUCK A ROW OF TREES LOCATED AT THE END OF A FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 138 FEET FROM THE TREELINE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DUE TO IMPACT AND FIRE. THE PILOT ESCAPED THE WRECKAGE WITH MINOR INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN13LA533Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAtlantic, IAThe pilot’s delay in releasing product to reduce the airplane’s weight and improve its climb performance, which was reduced because of the high density altitude.Sep 6, 2013 · Destroyed

Other reports on N7843 · 2

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

Accident 19830108004279AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Clyde, TXAircraft collided with powerline during emergency landing after engine failure.Jan 8, 1983 · Substantial damage Accident 19820513016059ATakeoff Ground Roll · El Reno, OKHit standing water on runway, veered off into deeper water and flipped over. Recent heavy rains.May 13, 1982 · Destroyed