- Date
- February 4, 1974
- Place
- Brookshire, TX · BROOKSHIRE, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4546Grumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report March 7, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740204002329A
- Case key
- 187062
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0244 74/2/4 NR.BROOKSHIRE,TEX GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1510 N4546 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 42, 8200 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3051 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BROOKSHIRE,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 7000 KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER KIND OF CROP - OTHER 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 - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 180 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT SPRAYING SOIL CONDITNR ON PLOWD FLD-PLT HAD DEACTIVATD STALL WARNING SYS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4546
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4546Registration cancelled Sep 12, 2012 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4546 · 2
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