# NTSB FTW67D0205: Grumman G-164, N591Y, Mittie, LA, July 8, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1966
- Place: Mittie, LA · MITTIE, LA
- Location: 30.7069° N, 92.9068° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mittie, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7069&lon=-92.9068&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171024
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0205
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0205

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2473   66/7/8    MITTIE LA           GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1400                    N591Y               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   27, 2892 TOTAL HOURS, 32
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FUSELIER FARM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  500                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N591Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N591Y), registered now, S/N 182 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN 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
- Airport: Fuselier Farm

## Other investigations on N591Y (2)

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 FTW71DRD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRD21), Oct 15, 1970: Grumman G-164 (N591Y), Jennings, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW68D0558](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0558), Apr 23, 1968: Grumman G164 (N591Y), Oberlin, LA, 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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