# NTSB FTW74DPG16: Grumman G-164, N8379, Clarkedale, AR, August 27, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1973
- Place: Clarkedale, AR · CLARKEDALE, AR
- Location: 35.2970° N, 90.2103° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarkedale, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2970&lon=-90.2103&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189289
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DPG16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPG16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8379), registered now, S/N 872, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (registry code 3952801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bond Planting Co

## 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 19730827027499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730827027499A), Aug 27, 1973: Gulstm G164A, Clarkedale, AR, Substantial damage. Eng seized in flt. Plt lnd in bean fld.

## Other investigations on N8379 (3)

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 DEN86LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA205), Jul 24, 1986: Schweizer G164A (N8379), Grandin, ND, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI83LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA288), Jul 1, 1983: Grumman G-164A (N8379), Morris, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW78DPG75](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPG75), Aug 12, 1978: Grumman G-164A (N8379), Crawfordsville, AR, substantial damage

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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