# NTSB ATL83LA260: Grumman G164A, N951X, Hazlehurst, MS, July 8, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 8, 1983, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Hazlehurst, MS
- Coordinates: 31.860376, -90.390945 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8604&lon=-90.3909&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6118
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83LA260
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6118/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA260

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - weather condition - temperature extremes (contributing factor)
  - aircraft weight and balance - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
  - performance data - not identified, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - load jettison - attempted, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, maneuvering
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering

## Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE AND THE GROUND SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF WITH A HEAVY LOAD ON A HOT DAY. THE ACFT HAD 1600 LBSOF DRY FERTILIZER, 42 GALLONS OF FUEL FOR TAKEOFF. THE PLT STATED HE GOT INTO 'DOWNDRAFTS' IN THE ROLLING HILLS AND HE JETTISONED THE LOAD BUT THE RATE OF DUMP WAS TOO SLOW AND THE ACFT SETTLED INTO THE TREES. HE STATED THAT 'THE 450 ENGINE COULD NOT CARRY ALL THAT WEIGHT ON A HOT DAY'. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 90 DEGREES F.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N951X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N951X-1991-04-10), registration cancelled 1991-04-10, S/N 465 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G164A
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (registry code 3952704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 465
- Airframe hours: 5646
- Engines: P&W R-985-AN1 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: D. J. Shaw
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, May 9, 1983
- Airport: MS17, Kaywood Plantation

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 46; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: front; flight hours: 10,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 10,000 as pilot in command, 60 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830708030199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830708030199A), Jul 8, 1983: Scwzer G164A, Hazelhurst, MS, Destroyed. Settled into trees on a ridge after takeoff from a private strip. Too much load for hot day and rising terrain.

## Other investigations on N951X (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW73FRD26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRD26), May 12, 1973: Grumman G-164A (N951X), Kinder, LA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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