# NTSB FTW69F0008: Grumman G-164, N10396, Stuttgart, AR, June 9, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1969
- Place: Stuttgart, AR · STUTTGART, AR
- Location: 34.4952° N, 91.5486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stuttgart, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4952&lon=-91.5486&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178826
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1589   69/6/9    STUTTGART,ARK       GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1250
        TIME - 1315                    N10396              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILKS 2
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- STRIP ROUGH WITH HARD CLOTS OF DIRT,ROOT ENDS AND ROCKS HIDDEN BY WEEDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10396](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10396-1980-07-24), registration cancelled 1980-07-24, S/N 69, built 1961 (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
- Airport: Wilks 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.

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