Grumman G-164A accident near Albany, Georgia, April 28, 1983
On April 28, 1983 at about 2:00 pm local time, a Grumman G-164A, registered N406Y, was substantially damaged in an accident near Albany, Georgia. It was an instructional flight under agricultural flying rules (Part 137). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 28, 1983 · about 2:00 pm local time
- Place
- Albany, Georgia
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-164A · all G-164As on the register
- Registration
- N406Y · no longer on the register · serial 216
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT WAS ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLT IN AERIAL APPLICATION. AFTER COMPLETING A SIMULATED SWATH RUN, HE ENTERED A TURN-AROUND MANEUVER. DURING THE TURN, THE ENGINE REPORTEDLY QUIT WITHOUT ANY WARNING & THE PROP STOPPED TURNING. DURING A FORCED LANDING, THE PLT TRIED TO GLIDE TO AN OPEN FIELD. HOWEVER, BEFORE HE COULD REACH THE FIELD, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH 1 OR MORE TREES & CRASHED. DURING AN INVESTIGATION, THE WIRE-REINFORCED INDUCTION AIR HOSE WAS FOUND COLLAPSED. HOWEVER, IT HAD BEEN SUBJECT TO IMPACT IN THE AREA THAT IT WAS COLLAPSED; THEREFORE, ITS PREIMPACT CONDITION COULD NOT BE VERIFIED. NO OTHER POSSIBLE PREIMPACT/MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURES WERE FOUND THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE POWER LOSS.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot, military
- Ratings: multi-engine land; multi-engine sea; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 2,115 hours in all; 8 in this make and model; 50 in the last 90 days; 1,962 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,138 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 30, 1983; 26 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,725 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P&W R-985-AN114B (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: ABY Albany GA at 1:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 110° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 52°F (11°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:55 pm from ABY
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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