- Date
- July 3, 1969
- Place
- Lavilla, TX · LAVILLA, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N694YGrumman G-164
- Status
- Completed · report September 4, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168684
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2186 69/7/3 LAVILLA,TEX GRUMMAN G-164 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1730 N694Y PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 33, 2925 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 196 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 600 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 75 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- PLT MADE LDG ON TOP OF LEVEE TO REMOVE FLAG POLE FROM WING. ON T/O ROLL ACFT WENT OVER LEVEE BANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N694Y
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N694YRegistration cancelled Sep 3, 2014 · Grumman G-164Airframe modelGrumman G-164Engine modelContinental W670 series
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