- Date
- April 16, 1990, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Tiptonville, TN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6683KGrumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900416009569A
- Case key
- 8094
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Probable cause
A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor in the accident was the rough terrain.
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
According to the FAA inspector the engine began to run roughly during the final aerial application swath. The pilot headed for his home field. When the engine began to lose power, he realized he would not get that FAR. He elected to land in a plowed field. On landing roll the airplane contacted a ditch & nosed over. The inspector did not determine the reason for the engine roughness.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6683K
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 417B
- Airframe hours
- 5,000
- Engine
- P&W R 1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Ben H. Abbott, doing business as Abbott Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Atm Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 28, 1990 · 200 hours before
- Departed
- PVT · Wynnburg, TN
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 29,000 total · 8,000 in this make and model · 28,700 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 79 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
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 N6683K · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.