- Date
- April 21, 1983, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- New Hope, AL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6756QGrumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830421015229A
- Case key
- 6056
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
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 acft collided with trees during a forced landing following an engine failure. The pilot stated that during a pull-upafter spraying a field the engine made a loud bang and smoke and oil began to pour out of the engine. Then the engine froze and the pilot was forced to land. Investigation revealed that number 7 cylinder separated from the engine.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6756Q
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 267B
- Airframe hours
- 2,312
- Engine
- Continental R-975-46/PA2, 525 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Kenneth R. Sharp
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 28, 1983 · 27 hours before
- Departed
- M-82 · Huntsville
- Destination
- New Hope
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 8,750 total · 2,500 in this make and model · 3,270 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.