# NTSB FTW68D0535: Grumman G-164, N701Y, Eunice, LA, April 21, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1968
- Place: Eunice, LA · EUNICE, LA
- Location: 30.4904° N, 92.4191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eunice, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4904&lon=-92.4191&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111254
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68D0535
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0535

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N701Y-2012-10-15), registration cancelled 2012-10-15, S/N 313, built 1964 (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: [Jacobs R755A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (registry code 35006, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eunice

## Other investigations on N701Y (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 ATL83LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA210), Jun 3, 1983: Grumman G-164 (N701Y), Alligator, MS, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC79FCA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCA23), Jul 31, 1979: Grumman G-164 (N701Y), Neelyville, MO, 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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