# NTSB MIA74DKG13: Grumman G-164A, N7996, Perry, GA, August 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1973
- Place: Perry, GA · PERRY, GA
- Location: 32.4737° N, 83.7278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Perry, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4737&lon=-83.7278&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 29, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189022
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKG13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKG13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2783  73/8/16    PERRY,GA            GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1070
        TIME - 0830                    N7996               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 899 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLEDSOE AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PERRY,GA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  400
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- ON TKOF,L TIRE CUT BY EXPOSED METAL STRIP.ON LNDG,VEERED OFF STRIP INTO PEANUT FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7996](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7996-1974-10-30), registration cancelled 1974-10-30, S/N 857 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (registry code 3952704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bledsoe Airstrip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730816030009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730816030009A), Aug 16, 1973: Grumav G164A, Perry, GA, Substantial damage. On tkof,l tire cut by exposed metal strip. On lndg,veered off strip into peanut fld.

## Other investigations on N7996 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA75FKG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKG17), Aug 20, 1974: Grumman G-164A (N7996), Perry, GA, destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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