# NTSB CHI71DBJ17: Grumman G-164A, N5276, Edmore, MI, August 12, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1970
- Place: Edmore, MI · EDMORE, MI
- Location: 43.4076° N, 85.0367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edmore, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4076&lon=-85.0367&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110260
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DBJ17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DBJ17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3158  70/8/12    EDMORE,MICH         GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 2905
        TIME - 0630                    N5276               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 730 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARMER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EDMORE,MICH                 LAKEVIEW,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - POTATOES                                  TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- R WINGTIP CAUGHT IN 4FT HI SUDAN GRASS LINING EACH SIDE OF STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5276](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5276-1998-07-01), registration cancelled 1998-07-01, S/N 563 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (registry code 3952704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farmer Strip

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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