# NTSB CHI74FEV03: Grumman G-164A, N649U, Shirley, IL, July 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1973
- Place: Shirley, IL · SHIRLEY, IL
- Location: 40.4075° N, 89.0643° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shirley, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4075&lon=-89.0643&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189443
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEV03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEV03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2103  73/7/18    SHIRLEY,ILL         GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 9500
        TIME - 1130                    N649U               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 220 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARK R.L.A.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHIRLEY,ILL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      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- ACFT NEAR GROSS WT,1700 FT OF RWY USABLE.R GR HIT FENCE POST,SEPARATED.CONT FLT,FURTHUR DMG ON LDG
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N649U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N649U-2013-04-30), registration cancelled 2013-04-30, S/N 385, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Park R.L.A.

## 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 19730718018669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730718018669A), Jul 18, 1973: Grumav G164, Shirley, IL, Substantial damage. Acft near gross wt,1700 ft of rwy usable.r gr hit fence post,separated. Cont flt,furthur dmg on ldg

## Other investigations on N649U (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA70F0125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0125), Jul 21, 1969: Grumman G-164 (N649U), Arlington, GA, destroyed

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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