- Date
- August 16, 1984, 07:20 local (11:20 UTC)
- Place
- Fairmont, MD
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N527YGrumman G-164
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840816041429A
- Case key
- 35737
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
N527Y departed sallisburg, MD, on a flt to spray mesquitoes. The pilot had dispenced aprx half the load of chemicals when he experienced an engine failure. He executed an emergency landing in swampy terrain and the aircraft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N527Y
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 164
- Engine
- Continental W-670-6N, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Agri-Air,Inc.
- Registered owner
- Agri-Air
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- 1N5 · Salisbury, MD
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 12,000 total · 1,900 in this make and model · 12,000 as pilot in command · 250 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 39 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N527Y · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.