- Date
- August 12, 1981
- Place
- Platte, SD · PLATTE, SD
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6636KGrumman G-164B
- Status
- Completed · report September 2, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810812049309A
- Case key
- 124147
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3251 81/8/12 PLATTE,SD GRUMMAN G-164B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 515 TIME - 0830 N6636K PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 83 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLATTE,SD PLATTE,SD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 205 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY 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 - 1623 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- SPRAYING MILO.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6636K
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6636KRegistration cancelled May 18, 2024 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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