- Date
- April 23, 1982, 17:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Malone, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6521KGrumman G-164
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 71551
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
ObjectFactor
Clearance - misjudgedCause
Load jettison - not performedFactor
Analysis
After completing a spray run the aircraft was observed to pull up in a tight left turn striking a water tower approximately 5 feet from the top. The aircraft spiraled down and crashed approximately 135 feet from the base of the tower.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6521K
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- JP 211479
- Airframe hours
- 1,137
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN3, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- J.L. Dozier
- Registered owner
- J.L. Dozier
- Departed
- Malone, FL
- Destination
- Malone, FL
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 4,258 total · 2,600 in this make and model · 100 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 156 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg