Grumman G-164 accident near Alligator, Mississippi, June 3, 1983
On June 3, 1983 at about 11:00 am local time, a Grumman G-164, registered N701Y, was substantially damaged in an accident near Alligator, Mississippi. It was an aerial application (crop spraying) 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 November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 3, 1983 · about 11:00 am local time · cases in 1983
- Place
- Alligator, Mississippi · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-164 · all G-164s on the register
- Registration
- N701Y · registry record · serial 313
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN DURING AN TURN TO REVERSE DIRECTION ON AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLT. THE PLT SAID HE ENCOUNTERED A WIND SHEAR DURING THE TURN AND WAS UNABLE TO ARREST THE DESCENT. THE ACFT IMPACTED ON THE MAIN GEAR AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE NEAREST WEATHER REPORTING STATION WAS MEMPHIS AND THEY REPORTED WINDS FROM 180 DEGREES AT9 KTS. NO UNUSUAL WEATHER WAS REPORTED.
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: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 982 hours in all; 365 in this make and model; 43 in the last 90 days; 982 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,460 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, July 28, 1982; 76 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,725 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Jacobs R-755A2M1 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: PVT Rochdale MS at 10:50 am
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 10,000 ft; scat at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 73°F (23°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:48 am from MEM, 68 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N701Y on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Grumman G-164 119 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Grumman 443 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Jacobs R-755A2M1 210 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Accidents and incidents in Mississippi 845 since 1982 · 90 in the last ten years
- Mississippi 2,601 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/ATL83LA210.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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