- Date
- September 17, 1973
- Place
- Indian Village, LA · INDIAN VILLAGE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6609Grumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report October 18, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730917030069A
- Case key
- 188598
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2673 73/9/17 INDIAN VILLAGE,LA GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1500 TIME - 1030 N6609 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 306 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KINDER STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KINDER,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1000 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 - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- 4IN WATER ON 1ST QUARTER OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6609
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Kinder Strip
N6609Registration cancelled Apr 30, 2013 · Grumman G-164AAirframe modelGrumman G-164AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6609 · 1
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