- Date
- October 27, 1982, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Adel, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7231Grumman G-164
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 27, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821027057519A
- Case key
- 69689
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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
Following maintenance performed on the aircraft the pilot conducted a check flight. After takeoff the pilot discovered fuel splashing on the windshield and proceeded to abort the takeoff. Upon landing the pilot lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft veered off the runway, struck a dirt bank, and was destroyed by fire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7231
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 904
- Engine
- P & W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Leon Hood
- Registered owner
- Leon Hood
- Departed
- Adel, GA
- Destination
- Adel, 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
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Temperature
- 149 °F
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 N7231 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.