- Date
- October 25, 1973
- Place
- Eunice, LA · EUNICE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N592YGrumman G-164
- Status
- Completed · report November 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731025033659A
- Case key
- 188393
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3025 73/10/25 EUNICE,LA GRUMMAN G-164 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2095 TIME - 1000 N592Y PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 1400 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DECULUS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EUNICE,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1500 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- WING CAUGHT TALL WEEDS BORDERING RIGHT RUNWAY EDGE.LDG GR STRUCK A LOW DIKE ALONG THE DITCH BANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N592Y
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Deculus
N592YRegistration cancelled Jun 4, 2013 · Grumman G-164Airframe modelGrumman G-164Engine modelJacobs R755B series
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Other investigations on N592Y · 1
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