# NTSB CHI77FEX41: Grumman G-164A, N4862, Shelbyville, IN, July 13, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1977
- Place: Shelbyville, IN · SHELBYVILLE, IN
- Location: 39.5466° N, 85.7768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelbyville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5466&lon=-85.7768&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146797
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEX41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEX41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0561  77/7/13    SHELBYVILLE,IN      GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 740
        TIME - 1300                    N4862               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 280 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHELBY COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHELBYVILLE,IN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
         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 -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- TAILWHEEL DID NOT LOCK DUE EXCESSIVE DIRT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4862](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4862-1993-03-30), registration cancelled 1993-03-30, S/N 1015 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shelby County

## 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 19770713020689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770713020689A), Jul 13, 1977: Gulstm G164C, Shelbyville, IN, Substantial damage. Tailwheel did not lock due excessive dirt.

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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