# NTSB FTW74FRD17: Grumman G-164, N592Y, Eunice, LA, October 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1973
- Place: Eunice, LA · EUNICE, LA
- Location: 30.4904° N, 92.4191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eunice, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4904&lon=-92.4191&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188393
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FRD17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRD17

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N592Y-2013-06-04), registration cancelled 2013-06-04, S/N 255, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs R755B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (registry code 35007, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Deculus

## 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 19731025033659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731025033659A), Oct 25, 1973: Grumav G164, Eunice, LA, Substantial damage. Wing caught tall weeds bordering right runway edge. Ldg gr struck a low dike along the ditch bank.

## Other investigations on N592Y (1)

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 FTW81DRD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD21), Apr 28, 1981: Grumman G-164 (N592Y), Chatagnier, LA, 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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