- Date
- August 14, 1981
- Place
- Platte, SD · PLATTE, SD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6674KGrumman G-164C
- Status
- Completed · report September 2, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810814052899A
- Case key
- 124146
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3250 81/8/14 PLATTE,SD GRUMMAN G-164C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1415 N6674K PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 34, 3526 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 198 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLATTE,SD PLATTE,SD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3723 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1625 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- SPRAYING MILO.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6674K
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6674KRegistered now · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164CAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164CEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6674K · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB WPR18LA128Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportMaxwell, CAA total loss of engine power due to an uncommanded closing of the fuel shutoff valve, which terminated fuel to the engine. The reason for the fuel shutoff valve’s closure could not be determined based on the available information.NTSB GAA17CA305Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportMaxwell, CAThe pilot's failure to visually check the fuel quantity during the preflight inspection and ensure that sufficient fuel was onboard for the flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB DEN85LA177Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPlatte, SDWhile the plt was spraying a field, the landing gear of the acft struck the center pivot of an irrigation structure. Later, when the acft was landed, the gear collapsed.