# NTSB MIA76FKG88: Grumman G-164A, N7904, Hatley, GA, July 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1976
- Place: Hatley, GA · HATLEY, GA
- Location: 31.8993° N, 83.6132° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hatley, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8993&lon=-83.6132&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155207
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FKG88
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG88

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2705  76/7/15    HATLEY,GA           GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2514
        TIME - 0730                    N7904               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1400 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - M&W FLYING SERVCE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HATLEY,GA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1400                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- PILOT ATMPTD TO LAND IN SMALL FIELD. SPRAYING PEANUTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7904](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7904-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 810, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (registry code 3952704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: M&W Flying Servce

## 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 19760715022899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760715022899A), Jul 15, 1976: Grumav G164A, Hatley, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot atmptd to land in small field. Spraying peanuts.

## Other investigations on N7904 (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 ATL83LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA326), Aug 15, 1983: Grumman G-164A (N7904), Hatley, 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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