# NTSB investigations: Grumman G-164, 1983

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB MIA84FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA051.md): Grumman C-164 · South Bay, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 28, 1983 · N647U · Destroyed
  > As the acft initiated a turn to start dusting, it was observed to lose altitude rapidly & collide with the ground. The acft was 470 lbs over max gross takeoff weight. The area was affected by gusty winds from the south, & the plt's initial turn to the field…
- [NTSB DEN83LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA216.md): Grumman G-164A · Yuma, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 16, 1983 · N620U · Substantial damage
  > The acft was observed to turn shortly after lift-off at a very low altitude. It then maneuvered to a climb attitude, but as the acft pitched nose up the eng noise was heard to get louder. The acft settled in a nose high attitude, struck powerlines & fell to…
- [NTSB MKC83LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA213.md): Grumman G-164 · Odessa, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 7, 1983 · N459Y · Substantial damage
  > The acft was making an aerial application turn when according to the pilot the engine quit. The landing was made in a stubble terraced field which collapsed the left main landing gear. During the landing the acft struck the rising terrainof a terrace and…
- [NTSB ATL83LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA210.md): Grumman G-164 · Alligator, MS · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 3, 1983 · N701Y · Substantial damage
  > The acft collided with the terrain during an turn to reverse direction on an aerial application flt. The plt said he encountered a wind shear during the turn and was unable to arrest the descent. The acft impacted on the main gear and was substantially…
- [NTSB ATL83FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FA172.md): Grumman G-164A · Albany, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 28, 1983 · N406Y · Substantial damage
  > The plt was on an instructional flt in aerial application. After completing a simulated swath run, he entered a turn-around maneuver. During the turn, the engine reportedly quit without any warning & the prop stopped turning. During a forced landing, the plt…
- [NTSB LAX83LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA101.md): Grumman G164 · Avenal, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 11, 1983 · N728Y · Substantial damage
  > During a landing after a spraying operation, the right brake failed and the aircraft collided with a berm before nosing over. The pilot said the right brake failed to keep aircraft on the runway when the rudder became ineffective. The 'o' ring part number an…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1983
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3952702'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=3952702&year=1983

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