- Date
- August 30, 1982, 16:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Sampson, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6795QGrumman G164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820830042989A
- Case key
- 72470
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The aircraft lost power during a swath run, the pilot attempted to lighten the load but the aircraft collided with a tree. When interviewed the pilot stated that the aircraft was sold for salvage. No examination of the engine was possible but he indicated that the aircraft had a history of supercharger problems.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6795Q
- Reported as
- Grumman G164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 306B
- Engine
- P & W R985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Jerry L. Wise
- Registered owner
- Jerry L. Wise
- Departed
- C · Sampson, AL
- Destination
- C · Sampson, AL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6795Q · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.