# NTSB FTW67F0027: Grumman G164, N468RF, Abbeville, LA, April 29, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 29, 1966
- Place: Abbeville, LA · ABBEVILLE, LA
- Location: 29.9754° N, 92.1272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abbeville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9754&lon=-92.1272&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171798
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1574  66/4/29    ABBEVILLE LA        GRUMMAN G164        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1830                    N468RF              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 44, 24000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 2600 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ABBEVILLE MUNICIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  20
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N468RF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N468RF-1995-05-03), registration cancelled 1995-05-03, S/N 213 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G164
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Abbeville Municip

## Other investigations on N468RF (5)

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 FTW92LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA123), Apr 30, 1992: Grumman G164 (N468RF), Bayside, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT.
- [NTSB FTW74DRD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRD01), Jul 16, 1973: Grumman G-164 (N468RF), Lake Arthur, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW71FRD52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRD52), Jun 9, 1971: Grumman G-164 (N468RF), Perry, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW70F0240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0240), Sep 17, 1969: Grumman G-164 (N468RF), Spur, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW69F0346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0346), Aug 17, 1968: Grumman G-164 (N468RF), Jeanerette, 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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