# NTSB MIA81DKT58: Grumman G-164, N8217K, South Bay, FL, August 27, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1980
- Place: South Bay, FL · SOUTH BAY, FL
- Location: 26.6884° N, 80.7355° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bay, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6884&lon=-80.7355&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 April 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129336
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA81DKT58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DKT58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3647  80/8/27  NR.SOUTH BAY,FL       GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 4209
        TIME - 1930                    N8217K              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 3204 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TALISMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SOUTH BAY,FL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4204                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -NOT FASTENED                         GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- NR.5 CYL EXHAUST PUSHROD FAILED.LNDD ON DIKE,ACFT CAME TO REST IN CANAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8217K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8217K-2014-11-19), registration cancelled 2014-11-19, S/N 614B, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-schweizer-a-c-gulfstream-am-g-164b) (registry code 3979904) (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: Talisman

## 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 19800827040409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800827040409A), Aug 27, 1980: Gulstm G164B, South Bay, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route to spray field. Found broken exhaust push rod in engine.

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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