# NTSB CHI80DER62: Grumman G-164B, N6515K, E.Grand Forks, MN, August 1, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1980
- Place: E.Grand Forks, MN · E.GRAND FORKS, MN
- Location: 47.9286° N, 97.0138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Grand Forks, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9286&lon=-97.0138&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 7, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129234
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DER62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DER62

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6515K-2013-09-20), registration cancelled 2013-09-20, S/N 350B (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164B
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-g-164b) (registry code 3960204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800801033089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800801033089A), Aug 1, 1980: Gulstm G164B, East Grand Fork, MN, Destroyed. The aircraft hit wires while conducting agricultural spraying operations.

## Other investigations on N6515K (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 CHI99LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA183), Jun 11, 1999: Grumman American G-164B (N6515K), Goodland, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the fracture of the rocker arm bolt. Contributing factors were the pilot's low altitude and the crops.

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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