- Date
- May 31, 1983, 20:15 local (Jun 1, 1983, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Blakely, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8476KGrumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830531059569A
- Case key
- 6076
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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
Shortly after takeoff, the eng sputtered, lost power & belched black & gray smoke. The plt was unable to get the acft to maintain altidude. Also, he was unable to reach an open field, so he landed on the tops of trees. An investigation revealed that the front bearing of the supercharger had failed. Also, the investigation revealed that on the previous day, an oil scavenge line had become cracked while the aircraft was being taxied. It was repaired prior to flt. No relationship concerning the scavenge line & the supercharger was verified.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8476K
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 703B
- Airframe hours
- 19
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Coates, Richard
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 20, 1983 · 19 hours before
- Airport
- 11J · Early City, runway 23, 3,200 × 60 ft, asphalt
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
- 26
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,048 total · 700 in this make and model · 11 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.