- Date
- January 8, 1983, 17:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Clyde, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7843Grumman G164A-450
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830108004279A
- Case key
- 20802
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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
The acft collided with a powerline and crashed during a forced landing after a engine failure. The pilot reported that he was pulling out from a swath run when the engine cut out,backfired and started running again. The pilot decided to return to elmdale, on the way the engine failed again. During the forced landing sunglare impaired the pilot's visionand the acft tailwheel, snagged a powerline. The acft came to rest inverted and an engine fire developed. The fire was extinguished. The engine was started after the aircraft was recovered and at 1500 RPM when carburetor heat was applied the RPM increased 100 RPM. Water in the fuel could not be confirmed because the acft had been inverted. The reason for engine failure could not be determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7843
- Reported as
- Grumman G164A-450
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 790
- Airframe hours
- 1,714
- Engine
- P&W R985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- J. E. Miller
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Limited (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 24, 1982 · 7 hours before
- Departed
- 6F4 · Elmdale Airpark, TX
- Destination
- 6F4 · Elmdale Airpark, TX
- Airport
- 6F4 · Elmdale
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
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 5,197 total · 8 in this make and model · 5,197 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 39 °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 N7843 · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.