# NTSB FTW73FPGK3: Grumman G-164A, N652U, Gillett, AR, May 31, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 31, 1973
- Place: Gillett, AR · GILLETT, AR
- Location: 34.1192° N, 91.3791° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gillett, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1192&lon=-91.3791&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190433
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FPGK3
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPGK3

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1293  73/5/31    GILLETT,ARK         GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 20000
        TIME - 0945                    N652U               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GILLETT,ARK                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1800                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  186
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ENG BEGAN LOSING PWR ON T/O CLIMB,PLT ATMTD LDG IN OPEN FLD,L GR HIT BARN ROOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N652U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N652U-2014-11-12), registration cancelled 2014-11-12, S/N 388, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730531013939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730531013939A), May 31, 1973: Gulstm G164A, Gillett, AR, Destroyed. Eng began losing pwr on t/o climb,plt atmtd ldg in open fld,l gr hit barn roof.

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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