- Date
- June 1, 1974
- Place
- Port Lavaca, TX · PORT LAVACA, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N461RFGrumman G-164
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740601015569A
- Case key
- 126456
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1384 74/6/1 PORT LAVACA,TEX GRUMMAN G-164 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1645 N461RF PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 37, 2432 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 615 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCH STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORT LAVACA,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- COW RAN ACROSS RWY JUST BFOR LIFT OFF. PLT HAULED ACFT INTO AIR,MISSED COW & SETTLED INTO LEVEE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N461RF
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ranch Strip
N461RFRegistration cancelled Oct 20, 2014 · Grumman G-164Airframe modelGrumman G-164Engine modelContinental W670 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N461RF · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.