- Date
- August 1, 1980
- Place
- E.Grand Forks, MN · E.GRAND FORKS, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6515KGrumman G-164B
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800801033089A
- Case key
- 129234
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2468 80/8/1 E.GRAND FORKS,MN GRUMMAN G-164B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 16450 TIME - 1130 N6515K PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 13740 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION E.GRAND FORKS,MN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: RETURN TO STRIP PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - POTATOES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY 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 TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 840 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6515K
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N6515KRegistration cancelled Sep 20, 2013 · Grumman American Avn. G-164BAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. G-164B
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Other investigations on N6515K · 1
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