# NTSB ATL88DLT02: Grumman G-164B, N6783K, Dancyville, TN, August 22, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 22, 1988, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Dancyville, TN
- Location: 35.4067° N, 89.2970° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dancyville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4067&lon=-89.2970&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7551
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL88DLT02
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7551/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DLT02

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, maneuvering - aerial application
  - engine assembly,crankcase - fractured (cause)
  - maintenance,overhaul,major - inadequate, other maintenance personnel (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
  - fuselage,crew compartment - smoke (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering - turn to landing area (emergency)
  - visual/aural perception, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6783K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164B
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 474B
- Airframe hours: 1798
- Engines: P&W R-1340-14BAN1 600 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Jay'S Flying Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, July 22, 1988, 44 hours before
- Departed: BROWNSVILLE, TN

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 55; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 4,588 total, 3,160 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 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 19880822035079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880822035079A), Aug 22, 1988: Scwzer G164B, Dancyville, TN, Destroyed. Engine began smoking and lost power on a swath run. Blinded by smoke,crash landed. Nose case fractured, oil escaped

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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