- Date
- July 24, 1973
- Place
- Stuttgart, AR · STUTTGART, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N615YGrumman G-164
- Status
- Completed · report September 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730724023779A
- Case key
- 189565
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1944 73/7/24 STUTTGART,ARK GRUMMAN G-164 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 12500 TIME - 1215 N615Y PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 310 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOCKERY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STUTTGART,ARK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 56 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 210 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- ACFT MADE FORCD LND IN RICE PADDY.ENG FAILURE DUE TO COMPONENT OF THE ARTICULATING ASSEMBLY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N615Y
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dockery
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N615Y · 1
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