# NTSB FTW67F0527: Grumman G-164A, N671U, Anahuac, TX, March 31, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 31, 1967
- Place: Anahuac, TX · ANAHUAC, TX
- Location: 29.7652° N, 94.6785° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anahuac, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7652&lon=-94.6785&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117442
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67F0527
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0527

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1057  67/3/31    ANAHUAC,TEXAS       GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1000
        TIME - 0800                    N671U               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ANAHUAC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  570                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  21                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- PLT MADE TWO PREVIOUS RUNS UNDER 35 FT HI WIRES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N671U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N671U-1967-05-23), registration cancelled 1967-05-23, S/N 410 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (registry code 3952704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Anahuac

## Other investigations on N671U (1)

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 MIA66F0592](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0592), Jun 20, 1966: Grumman G164A (N671U), Exingtom, MS, 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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