# NTSB FTW73FRG93: Grumman G-164A, N7805, Laferia, TX, June 28, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1973
- Place: Laferia, TX · LAFERIA, TX
- Location: 26.1553° N, 97.8250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Feria, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1553&lon=-97.8250&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 2, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190102
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FRG93
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRG93

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7805-2014-11-26), registration cancelled 2014-11-26, S/N 995 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-g-164a) (registry code 3960202) (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 19730628019069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730628019069A), Jun 28, 1973: Gulstm G164A, Laferia, TX, Destroyed. No witness to accident. Acft found partially submerged in irrigation ditch.

## Other investigations on N7805 (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW76FRA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRA08), Aug 15, 1975: Grumman G-164A (N7805), East Bernard, TX, destroyed

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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