- Date
- April 11, 1983, 18:24 local (23:24 UTC)
- Place
- Lexington, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9782Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830411014079A
- Case key
- 6048
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft collided with a ditch during a forced landing after power loss while on an aerial application flight. The engine failed because of loss of #2 cylinder. The cylinder head cracked and ruptured two oil lines. With the windshield covered with oil and the engine power lost the pilot made a forced landing in a nearby field. The pilot's forward visionwas blocked by the oil-covered w/shield.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9782
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1261
- Airframe hours
- 1,600
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN-1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- John P. Payne
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 11, 1983 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- 8A7 · Mocksville, NC
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
- 37
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,772 total · 387 in this make and model · 2,614 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 320° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GSO, 22 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.