- Date
- May 18, 1973
- Place
- Coy, AR · COY, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N537YGrumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report June 4, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730518010699A
- Case key
- 190786
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0934 73/5/18 COY,ARK GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0830 N537Y PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 38, 1775 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 140 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COY,ARK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN GEAR COLLAPSED IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - TEST PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 280 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- SPRAY CALB FLT.HIT LEVEE,L GR SEPARATED.RTND ARPT & LNDD. ACFT NOSED OVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N537Y
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Coy
FAA reports on this event · 1
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