# NTSB FTW69D0237: Grumman G-164A, N930X, Ferriday, LA, September 16, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1968
- Place: Ferriday, LA · FERRIDAY, LA
- Location: 31.6342° N, 91.5562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ferriday, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6342&lon=-91.5562&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108380
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0237
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0237

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3295  68/9/16    FERRIDAY,LA         GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 10000
        TIME - 0900                    N930X               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUMMERELL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9000                       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
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- NO.9 CYL HEAD FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N930X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N930X-2013-05-22), registration cancelled 2013-05-22, S/N 442, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (registry code 3952704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Summerell

## Other investigations on N930X (4)

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 FTW90DRD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRD03), Feb 22, 1990: Grumman G-164A (N930X), Glynn, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE GROUND, DUE TO INTERMITTENT LOCKING OF THE RIGHT BRAKE DURING THE LANDING ROLL.
- [NTSB CHI77DET19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DET19), Jun 24, 1977: Grumman G-164A (N930X), Hebron, IN, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW74DPG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPG11), Aug 13, 1973: Grumman G-164A (N930X), Dewitt, AR, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW73FPG47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPG47), May 14, 1973: Grumman G-164A (N930X), Dewitt, AR, 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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