- Date
- May 4, 1970
- Place
- Amagon, AR · AMAGON, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5309Grumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report February 23, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121917
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2016 70/5/4 AMAGON,ARK GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2350 TIME - 0800 N5309 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PENNINGTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AMAGON,ARK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- DIRT RWY,ECTRD SOFT AREA.UN CLR TREES APRX 60FT HI AT END OF STRIP INITIATED IMT L TURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5309
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pennington
N5309Registration cancelled Aug 2, 2004 · Grumman G-164AAirframe modelGrumman G-164AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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