- Date
- June 28, 1973
- Place
- Laferia, TX · LAFERIA, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N7805Grumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730628019069A
- Case key
- 190102
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1784 73/6/28 LAFERIA,TEX GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3000 TIME - 1142 N7805 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAFERIA,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDETERMINED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1000 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 - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 42 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- NO WITNESS TO ACCIDENT.ACFT FOUND PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN IRRIGATION DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7805
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N7805Registration cancelled Nov 26, 2014 · Grumman American Avn. G-164AAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. G-164A
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7805 · 1
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