# NTSB NYC84LA277: Grumman G-164, N527Y, Fairmont, MD, August 16, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 16, 1984, 07:20 local (11:20 UTC)
- Place: Fairmont, MD
- Location: 39.5218° N, 76.3330° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairmont, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5218&lon=-76.3330&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35737
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC84LA277
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35737/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA277

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power, maneuvering - aerial application
  - reason for occurrence undetermined
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - soft (cause)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - wet (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N527Y-1999-04-23), registration cancelled 1999-04-23, S/N 164 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 164
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840816041429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840816041429A), Aug 16, 1984: Scwzer G164, Fairmont, MD, Destroyed. Aircraft engine quit on a spray run and flipped over while landing in a swamp.

## Other investigations on N527Y (2)

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.

- [NTSB FTW97LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA117), Mar 6, 1997: Grumman G-164 (N527Y), Newkirk, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to failure of the blower (integral supercharger). A factor was the power line over which the pilot had to maneuver during the forced landing which resulted in…
- [NTSB DEN89LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA110), Apr 19, 1989: Grumman G-164 (N527Y), Kindred, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS DURING THE TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.

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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