# NTSB FTW70F0240: Grumman G-164, N468RF, Spur, TX, September 17, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 17, 1969
- Place: Spur, TX · SPUR, TX
- Location: 33.4766° N, 100.8502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spur, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4766&lon=-100.8502&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157533
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW70F0240
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0240

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4030  69/9/17    SPUR,TEX            GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 3700
        TIME - 1855                    N468RF              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPUR,TEX                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  2500                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- CYANAMID.
```

## 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 FTW69F0346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0346), Aug 17, 1968: Grumman G-164 (N468RF), Jeanerette, LA, 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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