- Date
- August 8, 1973
- Place
- Port Lavaca, TX · PORT LAVACA, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N10278Grumman G-164
- Status
- Completed · report September 5, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730808023959A
- Case key
- 189533
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2005 73/8/8 PORT LAVACA,TEX GRUMMAN G-164 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 8000 TIME - 1400 N10278 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 6000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CALHOUN COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORT LAVACA,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 6000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 34 REMARKS- TAXI FROM FUEL PUMP TO LOAD AREA STRUCK IMPROPERLY PARKED PIPER PA-24 N5071P.WATCHING OTR ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10278
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Calhoun County
N10278Registration cancelled Nov 30, 2010 · Grumman G-164Airframe modelGrumman G-164Engine modelContinental W670 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N10278 · 3
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