- Date
- August 15, 1985, 18:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Irwinville, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N48515Grumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850815039299A
- Case key
- 6855
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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.
Loss of engine power
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)
Analysis
The acft reportedly suffered a loss of power during aerial application. A forced landing was attempted in a field and collided with a tree. The cause of the loss of power was undetermined
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48515
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 52B
- Airframe hours
- 3,062
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Ewing Dusting Service,Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 1, 1985
- Departed
- FZG · Fitzgerald, GA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 10,715 total · 6,800 in this make and model · 10,705 as pilot in command · 210 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.