# NTSB CHI74DEV41: Grumman G-164A, N7248, Ware, IL, March 27, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1974
- Place: Ware, IL · WARE, IL
- Location: 37.4478° N, 89.3940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ware, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4478&lon=-89.3940&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 5, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186279
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEV41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEV41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0872  74/3/27    WARE,ILL            GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 1579
        TIME - 1330                    N7248               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WARE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WARE,ILL                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  618                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          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
        REMARKS- R GR EXPOSED TO LIQUID FERTILIZER DRG SPRAY OPNS.DIRT AND OTR CONTAMINANTS CAUSED CORROSION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7248](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7248), registered now, S/N 919, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (registry code 3952801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ware Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740327010939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740327010939A), Mar 27, 1974: Gulstm G164A, Ware, IL, Substantial damage. R gr exposed to liquid fertilizer drg spray opns. Dirt and otr contaminants caused corrosion.

## Other investigations on N7248 (1)

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

- [NTSB MKC74DCA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCA11), Oct 18, 1973: Grumman G-164 (N7248), Charleston, MO, substantial damage

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

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