# NTSB MIA77FKG72: Grumman G-164A, N9829, Cuthbert, GA, September 6, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1977
- Place: Cuthbert, GA · CUTHBERT, GA
- Location: 31.7707° N, 84.7936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cuthbert, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7707&lon=-84.7936&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145123
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FKG72
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKG72

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2407   77/9/6  NR.CUTHBERT,GA        GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1830                    N9829               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 53, 15360 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 10000 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CUTHBERT RANDOLPH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CUTHBERT,GA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHAFED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1000                       TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - 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 - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- RUDDER CABLE FAILED DUE TO CHAFING.THIMBLE LOCATED IN THIMBLE-EYE SPLICE MISSING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9829](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9829-1991-12-04), registration cancelled 1991-12-04, S/N 1289 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (registry code 3952801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cuthbert Randolph

## 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 19770906028489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770906028489A), Sep 6, 1977: Gulstm G164C, Cuthbert, GA, Substantial damage. Rudder cable failed due to chafing. Thimble located in thimble-eye splice missing.

## Other investigations on N9829 (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 MIA78FKG63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG63), Jul 18, 1978: Grumman G-164A (N9829), Lumpkin, 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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