- Date
- February 10, 1989, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Dawson, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9755Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890210001929A
- Case key
- 7825
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Probable cause
Total loss of engine power due to leaking carburetor float. Contributing to the accident was the soft terrain used for a forced landing.
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
Pilot was completing the second aerial application run over a wheat field when the engine lost power. Attempts to regain power were only momentarily successful and the pilot was forced to land in the wheat. On rollout the aircraft went into a plowed field and nosed over. Inspection of the engine revealed the carburetor float was leaking which resulted in an excessively rich mixture.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9755
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1250
- Airframe hours
- 8,726
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Hayes Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Charles L. Mclendon
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 29, 1989 · 6 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
- 59
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 13,867 total · 5,000 in this make and model · 13,500 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °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.
Other investigations on N9755 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.