- Date
- April 21, 1968
- Place
- Eunice, LA · EUNICE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N701YGrumman G-164
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111254
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0910 68/4/21 EUNICE,LA GRUMMAN G-164 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1330 N701Y PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 50, 10204 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 1004 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EUNICE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 8000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N701Y
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Eunice
N701YRegistration cancelled Oct 15, 2012 · Grumman G-164Airframe modelGrumman G-164Engine modelJacobs R755A series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N701Y · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL83LA210Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlligator, MSThe acft collided with the terrain during an turn to reverse direction on an aerial application flt. The plt said he encountered a wind shear during the turn and was unable to arrest the descent. The acft impacted on the main gear and was substantially…NTSB MKC79FCA23Accident · No injuriesClosedNeelyville, MO