- Date
- July 1, 1970
- Place
- Calvert, TX · CALVERT, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N667YGrumman G-164
- Status
- Completed · report April 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120460
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2779 70/7/1 CALVERT,TEX GRUMMAN G-164 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 12686 TIME - 1700 N667Y PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 2300 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CALVERT,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - WINGS TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 300 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- STRUCK KNOWN PWR LINES WHILE WATCHING SPRAY NOZZLE ON L WG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N667Y
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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