# NTSB MKC83LA162: Grumman G-164A, N5319, Minden, NE, July 23, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 23, 1983, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Minden, NE
- Coordinates: 40.500427, -98.95092 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5004&lon=-98.9509&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 33448
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC83LA162
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33448/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA162

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, cruise - normal
  - eng assembly,blower/impeller/integral supercharger - failure,total (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - load jettison - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 588
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 58; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830723034669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830723034669A), Jul 23, 1983: Scwzer G164A, Minden, NE, Destroyed. Engine quit. Aircraft struck the ground in a dive. Load not dumped. Impeller gear broke. Possible pilot impairment.

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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