# NTSB FTW66D0177: Gruman G-164, N714Y, Hunter, AR, July 13, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1965
- Place: Hunter, AR · HUNTER, AR
- Location: 35.0546° N, 91.1229° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hunter, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0546&lon=-91.1229&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177017
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66D0177
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0177

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2023  65/7/13    HUNTER ARK          GRUMAN G-164        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1940
        TIME - 1700                    N714Y               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 657 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  900                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N714Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N714Y), registered now, S/N 276, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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