# NTSB MIA80DKG08: Grumman G-164, N8057K, Springfield, GA, November 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1979
- Place: Springfield, GA · SPRINGFIELD, GA
- Location: 32.3578° N, 81.2983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3578&lon=-81.2983&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 14, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132752
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DKG08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKG08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3824   79/11/1 NR.SPRINGFIELD,GA     GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2900
        TIME - 1655                    N8057K              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAVANNAH,GA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLEANUP SWATH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FILTERS,STRAINERS,SCREENS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FUEL INLET SCREEN TO FUEL CONTROLLER BLOCKED BY UNKN(FUZZY)MATERIAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8057K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8057K), registered now, S/N 4D (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164D](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-schweizer-a-c-gulfstream-am-g-164d) (registry code 3979908) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19791101032899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791101032899A), Nov 1, 1979: Gulstm G164, Springfield, GA, Substantial damage. Engine stopped on test flight. Made crash landing in farm field. Found clogged fuel inlet screen.

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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