# NTSB ATL80DLA14: Grumman G-164A, N8939H, Berlin, GA, September 5, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 5, 1980
- Place: Berlin, GA · BERLIN, GA
- Location: 31.0681° N, 83.6233° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Berlin, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0681&lon=-83.6233&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 18, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127449
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL80DLA14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DLA14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3505   80/9/5    BERLIN,GA           GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 6000
        TIME - 1900                    N8939H              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 1600 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          QUITMAN,GA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- #4 CYL EXH ROCKER BOX BROKE OFF THROUGH SHAFT HOLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N8939H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800905041619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800905041619A), Sep 5, 1980: Gulstm G164A, Berlin, GA, Substantial damage. Engine quit during spray run due to cracked cylinder. Stalled airplane on emergency landing.

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.

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