- Date
- July 23, 1983, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Minden, NE
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5319Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830723034669A
- Case key
- 33448
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Analysis
Aprx 5 min after takeoff, the eng quit & the plt made a forced landing in a nearby field. He did not dump his load of chemicals. Reportedly, the acft landed hard & was destroyed. The plt was exposed to the chemicals during the crash landing. An exam revealed that the eng had encountered a sudden stoppage. A partial teardown revealed that 3 teeth had broken off of the impeller intermediate drive gear, pn L515P. When the gear was removed, the eng would rotate normally.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5319
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 588
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Petersen Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- OV3 · Minden, NE
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 4,799 total · 125 in this make and model · 4,646 as pilot in command · 47 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EA, 12 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.