- Date
- August 27, 1973
- Place
- Clarkedale, AR · CLARKEDALE, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8379Grumman G-164
- Status
- Completed · report October 1, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730827027499A
- Case key
- 189289
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2323 73/8/27 CLARKEDALE,ARK GRUMMAN G-164 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 5000 TIME - 1000 N8379 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOND PLANTING CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLARKEDALE,ARK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN COLLIDED WITH: CROP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2500 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 200 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN REMARKS- ENG SEIZED IN FLT. PLT LND IN BEAN FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8379
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bond Planting Co
N8379Registered now · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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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 N8379 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB DEN86LA205Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrandin, NDPlt was attempting to take off from 2600 ft x 50 ft sod strip with full fuel (36 gal) and 160 gal of M22, a fungicide. Center of rwy was soft from recent rains. Plt began takeoff roll on right side of rwy. Right wing and spray boom contacted tall grain stalks…NTSB CHI83LA288Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMorris, MNThe plt reported that while he was waiting for the flagman, circling the field to be sprayed, & talking to the flagman, the acft began to sink & struck trees. The load was dumped, but the plane continued to sink to the ground. During the landing, the acft…NTSB FTW78DPG75Accident · No injuriesClosedCrawfordsville, AR