# NTSB FTW68D0204: Grumman G-164, N516Y, Rayville, LA, August 8, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1967
- Place: Rayville, LA · RAYVILLE, LA
- Location: 32.4710° N, 91.7574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rayville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4710&lon=-91.7574&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115135
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68D0204
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0204

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2698   67/8/8    RAYVILLE,LA         GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 580
        TIME - 1800                    N516Y               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 306 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: CLEANUP SWATH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  268                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  86                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N516Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N516Y-1990-03-09), registration cancelled 1990-03-09, S/N 148 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702) (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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