- Date
- August 18, 1980
- Place
- Grantham, NC · GRANTHAM, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6770KGrumman G-164C
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800818036559A
- Case key
- 129120
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2406 80/8/18 GRANTHAM,NC GRUMMAN G-164C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 8212 TIME - 1700 N6770K PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 360 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRANTHAM,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT REMARKS- BENDIX CARB P/N 392313-4 STUCK IN AUTO LEAN.CLOVERLEAF VALVE DISENGAGED FROM LUGS IN ROTARY DISC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6770K
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6770KRegistration cancelled Oct 15, 1997 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164CAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164C
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