- Date
- April 25, 1983, 08:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Anahuac, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4564Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830425015679A
- Case key
- 20877
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft groundlooped in ruts during a forced landing after the engine quit. A ground fire destroyed the acft. The acft had approached the field to be sprayed and a witness on the ground said the engine sounded like it was being throttled back. When the pilot tried to add power the engine did not respond and shortly afterwards it failed completely. The pilot dumped the spray load, turned and landed in a rice field. The acft hit ruts and groundlooped. A postcrash fire destroyed the acft. The postcrash investigation revealed a malfunction in the impeller and shaft assembly allowing the impeller to drag against its housing. An A&P mechanic said this failed the engine.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4564
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1059
- Airframe hours
- 3,133
- Engine
- P&W R1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Swwope Ag Air
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 2, 1983
- Departed
- Anahuac, TX
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
- 20
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 450 total · 230 in this make and model · 350 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.