# NTSB FTW70DRA14: Grumman G-164, N11AA, Victoria, TX, May 4, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1970
- Place: Victoria, TX · VICTORIA, TX
- Location: 28.8053° N, 97.0036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Victoria, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8053&lon=-97.0036&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 23, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 121928
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70DRA14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70DRA14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2017   70/5/4    VICTORIA,TEX        GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2238
        TIME - 0615                    N11AA               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 190 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INEZ,TEX                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2238                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  125                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- RICE FLD,FLT APRX 5FT AGL ENCTRD OWN TURB FROM PREVIOUS PASS.R LDG GR HIT LEVEE,SEPARATED.WND CALM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11AA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11AA-1974-12-05), registration cancelled 1974-12-05, S/N 685 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (registry code 3952704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N11AA (1)

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 LAX75DUJ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUJ34), Oct 3, 1974: Grumman G-164 (N11AA), Aguila, AZ, destroyed

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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