- Date
- June 21, 1992, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Donalsonville, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N10273Grumman G-164
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920621027539A
- Case key
- 8621
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the aircraft, and his failure to detect water in the aircraft fuel system.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The ag pilot had finished spraying crops and was maneuvering over a lake. While maneuvering, the engine quit. He was able to restart the engine, but with insufficient altitude to avoid a landing in shallow water. Structural damage occurred during the landing attempt. Inspection of the fuel tanks revealed water contamination.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10273
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 73
- Airframe hours
- 9,542
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN-14B, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Croom, Rodney K., doing business as Croom Aviation
- Registered owner
- Croom, Rodney K.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 14, 1992 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- NONE · Donalsonville, GA
- Destination
- NONE
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 5,025 total · 1,000 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DHN, 33 nm away
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 N10273 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.