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ATL82DA221

1982-07-29 · DONALSONVILLE, Georgia, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 17J

Current FAA registration · N10286

Make / Model
GRUMMAN G-164A
Year of manufacture
1961 · 21 years old at event
Engine
P&W R-985 SERIES (450 hp)
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19890831
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A00FB1

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

WHILE EN ROUTE BACK TO THE AIRPORT, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT LANDED IN A RAIN SOAKED, SOYBEAN FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE WHEELS BOGGED DOWN IN SOFT EARTH AND THE PLANE NOSED OVER. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THERE WAS 10 TO 12 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE OWNER STATED THAT WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE, THE FUEL TANKS WERE CHECKED AND APPEARED TO BE EMPTY. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO PREIMPACT FAILURES. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_ATL82DA221.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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