- Date
- September 26, 1981
- Place
- Pelham, GA · PELHAM, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6670KGrumman G-164B
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810926065559A
- Case key
- 123691
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2073 81/9/26 NR.PELHAM,GA GRUMMAN G-164B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 996 TIME - 1000 N6670K PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 285 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOPEFUL AIRSTRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PELHAM,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- PATH WORN DWN IN CTR OF LNDG STRIP.R WING ENCTRD HIGH GRASS/WEEDS THAT HAD GROWN AT EDGE OF STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6670K
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hopeful Airstrip
N6670KRegistered now · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6670K · 1
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