- Date
- August 15, 1986, 11:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place
- Quitman, GA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N31185Grumman American G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860815040339A
- Case key
- 6996
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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 a loss of pwr was experienced. The plt attempted to land in a cotton field but the landing gear contacted a stump short of the field. The acft then contacted a ditch and nosed over. Post accident inspection revealed the supercharger shaft bearing had failed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N31185
- Reported as
- Grumman American G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1617
- Engine
- P&W R1340-53H1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- David Mcdaniels
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 6, 1986 · 1,745 hours before
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
- 31
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,320 total · 1,634 in this make and model · 2,195 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 18 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °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.