- Date
- May 12, 1973
- Place
- Kinder, LA · KINDER, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N951XGrumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report May 29, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730512009999A
- Case key
- 190779
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0920 73/5/12 KINDER,LA GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 3000 TIME - 1000 N951X PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NIELSON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KINDER,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF FACTOR(S) WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 77 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 90 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- TAILWHEEL MADE 100FT MARK BFR IMPACT,NO MAIN WHEEL MARKS,HIT LEVEE.1800 FT AVAIL DUE RECENT FLOOD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N951X
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Nielson
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N951X · 1
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