NTSB investigations: Grumman G-164, 1987

6 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Grumman G-164. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

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NTSB MIA87LA177Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164 · Ruleville, MSWhile maneuvering the acft for a swath run after takeoff the plt stated that it was slow to climb. He then lowered the nose to increase airspeed, & realizing that the acft would not clear trees located ahead of the flt, elected to land in a field. Upon…Jun 10, 1987 · N585Y · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA114Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164 · Knoble, ARThe PIC had taken off for a local aerial application operation. While maneuvering to make initial application the acft started to lose power and sink during a downwind turn. PIC dumped his load but acft continued to sink until one wing struck the terrain and…Jun 1, 1987 · N730Y · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA107Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164 · Newport, ARThe pilot stated that he was spraying a rice field in formation with another airplane when his aircraft experienced an inflight upset due to the propwash, or wake turbulence, generated by the other aircraft. The landing gear struck a rice levee and was…May 22, 1987 · N492Y · Substantial damageNTSB MKC87LA105Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164 · Knobel, ARThe PIC stated that the acft was struck by a gust of wind, and he lost control. The PIC applied rt rudder towards a 1OFT ditch in an att to get over it. The acft was too heavy to fly over the ditch and the acft impacted into the ditch. A review of wx cond's…May 21, 1987 · N484Y · Substantial damageNTSB FTW87DRD04Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman G-164 · Rayne, LAThe aircraft's engine lost power and stopped while maneuvering. The aircraft impacted a dirt bank and nosed over in soft dirt/mud during the forced landing. Water was found in the fuel system and water was also found in the fuel tank of another aircraft…Apr 16, 1987 · N10259 · Substantial damageNTSB ATL87LA099Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164 · Shelbyville, TNThe acft was being operated from a dirt road that was reportedly only slightly wider than the acft. The plt reported that he had just completed a spraying operation and was about to put out some fertilizer. He stated that he installed the spreader, but left…Mar 27, 1987 · N654Y · Destroyed