# NTSB MIA82FKJ04: Grumman G-164, N6521K, Malone, FL, April 23, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: April 23, 1982, 17:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place: Malone, FL
- Location: 30.9589° N, 85.1622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Malone, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9589&lon=-85.1622&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71551
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA82FKJ04
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71551/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82FKJ04

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering - aerial application
  - object (contributing factor)
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - load jettison - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: JP 211479
- Airframe hours: 1137
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 35; 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

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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