# NTSB investigations: Grumman G-164A, 1982

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 LAX82DA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA353.md): Grumman G-164A · Magma, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 23, 1982 · N6602 · Substantial damage
  > Shortly after takeoff the eng became rough & losing power. The plt observed long streaks of red flame pouring from the exhaust. The pesticide was jettisoned & an attempt was made to return to the strip. The eng continued to lose power & quit completely just…
- [NTSB FTW82DA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA334.md): Grumman G164A · Marianna, AR · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 17, 1982 · N5364 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that shortly after lift off the engine backfired and lost power. He reported that the engine did not completely quit and there was no visible smoke, flame or oil coming from the engine. Due to his low altitude and heavy load the pilot elected…
- [NTSB ATL82DA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA221.md): Grumman G-164 · Donalsonville, GA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 29, 1982 · N10286 · Substantial damage
  > While en route back to the airport, the engine lost power and the pilot landed in a rain soaked, soybean field. During the landing roll, the wheels bogged down in soft earth and the plane nosed over. According to the pilot, there was 10 to 12 gallons of fuel…
- [NTSB LAX82DA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA271.md): Grumman G-164A · Chandler, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jul 21, 1982 · N6559 · Substantial damage
  > While spraying at night & during the fourth pass under power lines crossing the field, the acft contacted the wires. After the accident the flagger at the field informed the plt that the wind was causing the wires to whip up & down at times.
- [NTSB FTW82DA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA257.md): Grumman G-164A · Epps, LA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 1, 1982 · N6562 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot stated that while he was spraying crops, he looked into the cockpit during a turn to check the amount of solution that was remaining. He stated that when he looked up, he was too low to complete the turn and miss the trees. He went to full power and…
- [NTSB ATL82DA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA188.md): Grumman G-164A · Doddsville, MS · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 1, 1982 · N7397 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot reported that at the end of a swath run, he noticed the smell of burned oil and saw smoke when the engine began a hard miss. He reported that these occurred when the number five cylinder failed. He made a forced landing in a flooded rice field where…
- [NTSB FTW82FRD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRD14.md): Grumman G-164A · Kaplan, LA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 5, 1982 · N5261 · Destroyed
  > The operator reported that the pilot was making a left turn to line up with the flagman when the aircraft stalled and went down into trees. The temperature was reported to be 95 deg. There was no mention of injuries in the operator's accident report…
- [NTSB MKC82DA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA093.md): Grumman G-164A · Red Cloud, NE · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jun 1, 1982 · N5253 · Destroyed
  > The aircraft struck the top wire of an electrical transmission line and crashed. The pilot reported that he misjudged the "wire distance" as he let down over a pond to begin a swath run. The pond was at the edge of the field that he was seeding. The pilot…
- [NTSB FTW82DA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA177.md): Grumman G-164A · Elreno, OK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 13, 1982 · N7843 · Destroyed
  > During takeoff the pilot encountered standing water on the runway. The aircraft swerved left and nosed over.

## 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") = 1982
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3952704'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=3952704&year=1982

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