Grumman G-164A accident near Sledge, Mississippi, July 16, 1983
On July 16, 1983 at about 5:00 pm local time, a Grumman G-164A, registered N8526H, was destroyed in an accident near Sledge, Mississippi. It was an aerial application (crop spraying) flight under agricultural flying rules (Part 137). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. 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
- July 16, 1983 · about 5:00 pm local time
- Place
- Sledge, Mississippi · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-164A · all G-164As on the register
- Registration
- N8526H · registry record · serial 1395
- Damage
- Destroyed
- 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 GROUND AND NOSED OVER DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVER. THE PLT STATED, THE ACFT STARTEDTO SETTLE WHILE IN A TURN AND HE DUMPED THE LOAD AFTER LEVELING THE WINGS BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE DESCENT PRIOR TO GROUND CONTACT. THE ACFT HAD JUST BEEN LOADED WITH 200 GALLONS OF SPRAY AND ABOUT 70 GALLONS OF FUEL. TWO SWATH RUNS HADBEEN MADE PRIOR TO THE CRASH.
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
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 550 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,900 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, February 16, 1983; 73 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 6,075 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P&W R1340-AN1 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Pleasant Grove MS at 4:50 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 190° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 20,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 88°F (31°C), dew point 75°F (24°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:51 pm from MEM, 39 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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Other NTSB records under N8526H the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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