- Date
- April 28, 1983, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Albany, GA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N406YGrumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830428016309A
- Case key
- 5907
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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 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 tried to glide to an open field. However, before he could reach the field, the acft collided with 1 or more trees & crashed. During an investigation, the wire-reinforced induction air hose was found collapsed. However, it had been subject to impact in the area that it was collapsed; therefore, its preimpact condition could not be verified. No other possible preimpact/mechanical malfunction or failures were found that would have caused the power loss.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N406Y
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 216
- Airframe hours
- 3,138
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN114B, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 137
- Operator
- Ayres Flight School
- Registered owner
- Ken Richter
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 30, 1983 · 26 hours before
- Departed
- ABY · Albany, GA
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
- 33
- Certificates
- Military, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Multi-engine sea, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,115 total · 8 in this make and model · 1,962 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ABY
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 N406Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.