- Date
- July 16, 1973
- Place
- Lake Arthur, LA · LAKE ARTHUR, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N468RFGrumman G-164
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730716021799A
- Case key
- 189686
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1731 73/7/16 LAKE ARTHUR,LA GRUMMAN G-164 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 20000 TIME - 1055 N468RF PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKE ARTHUR,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 30 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- PILOT RPTD SMOKE AND OIL SPRAY COMING OUT OF EXH FOLLOWED BY SUDDEN ENG STOPPAGE.HIT RICE LEVEE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N468RF
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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 N468RF · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW92LA123Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBayside, TXThe pilot's inadequate visual lookout.NTSB FTW71FRD52Accident · No injuriesClosedPerry, LANTSB FTW70F0240Accident · No injuriesClosedSpur, TXNTSB FTW69F0346Accident · No injuriesClosedJeanerette, LANTSB FTW67F0027Accident · No injuriesClosedAbbeville, LA