- Date
- June 3, 1974
- Place
- Frey, LA · FREY, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N508ZGrumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report July 25, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 128288
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1671 74/6/3 FREY,LA GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 18125 TIME - 0815 N508Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 10000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FREY,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON DEPOSITS MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1800 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 - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -SWAMPY/WATER REMARKS- CRBN LEAD BLDUP ON SPK PLGS WTH GLBLS OF FOREIGN MTTR ON ELCTRDS AND INSLTRS.2 CMPLTLY SHRTD OUT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N508Z
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage