# NTSB FTW69D0501: Grumman G-164A, N5324, Rosharon, TX, May 9, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1969
- Place: Rosharon, TX · ROSHARON, TX
- Location: 29.3500° N, 95.4531° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rosharon, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3500&lon=-95.4531&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182698
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69D0501
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0501

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1216   69/5/9    ROSHARON,TEX        GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1700                    N5324               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 26, 3000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            5 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  30                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- SETTLED IN TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5324](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5324-2014-01-23), registration cancelled 2014-01-23, S/N 606, built 1969 (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 R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5324 (3)

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 CEN13LA443](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA443), Jul 29, 2013: Grumman G-164A (N5324), Monte Vista, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to a fatigue failure of the engine cylinder exhaust rocker housing as a result of an excessively torqued rocker assembly.
- [NTSB DEN86LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA220), Aug 5, 1986: Grumman G-164A (N5324), Center, CO, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW70FRA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70FRA36), Jun 26, 1970: Grumman G-164A (N5324), Rosharon, TX, 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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