# NTSB FTW70D0113: Grumman G-164, N694Y, Lavilla, TX, July 3, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1969
- Place: Lavilla, TX · LAVILLA, TX
- Location: 26.2963° N, 97.9269° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Villa, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2963&lon=-97.9269&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168684
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70D0113
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70D0113

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2186   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N694Y-2014-09-03), registration cancelled 2014-09-03, S/N 245, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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