# NTSB FTW69F0346: Grumman G-164, N468RF, Jeanerette, LA, August 17, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1968
- Place: Jeanerette, LA · JEANERETTE, LA
- Location: 29.9152° N, 91.6763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jeanerette, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9152&lon=-91.6763&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108660
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0346
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0346

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4319  68/8/17    JEANERETTE,LA       GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1050                    N468RF              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 45, 24000 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 3600 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  30
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND                          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- LANDED IN CANE FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N468RF](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N468RF-1995-05-03), registration cancelled 1995-05-03, S/N 213 (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

## Other investigations on N468RF (5)

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 FTW92LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA123), Apr 30, 1992: Grumman G164 (N468RF), Bayside, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT.
- [NTSB FTW74DRD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRD01), Jul 16, 1973: Grumman G-164 (N468RF), Lake Arthur, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW71FRD52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRD52), Jun 9, 1971: Grumman G-164 (N468RF), Perry, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW70F0240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0240), Sep 17, 1969: Grumman G-164 (N468RF), Spur, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67F0027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0027), Apr 29, 1966: Grumman G164 (N468RF), Abbeville, LA, 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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