- Date
- July 31, 1989, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Dawson, GA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9755Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 15, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890731030359A
- Case key
- 7829
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Probable cause
Failure of the number three cylinder head.
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
As the pilot was making a turn-around for another swath run, the engine lost power. Subsequently, the aircraft was damaged as an emergency landing was made in an adjacent cotton field. An examination of the engine revealed the #3 cylinder head had failed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9755
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1250
- Airframe hours
- 1,533
- Engine
- P&W 985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Charles L. Mclendon
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 25, 1989 · 276 hours before
- Departed
- Dawson, GA
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
- 14,142 total · 4,000 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 70 °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.