- Date
- April 12, 1975
- Place
- Hickory Ridge, AR · HICKORY RIDGE, AR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N7928Grumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report May 15, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750412007909A
- Case key
- 132433
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0817 75/4/12 HICKORY RIDGE,AR GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 4000 TIME - 0655 N7928 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CULLUMS STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HICKORY RIDGE,AR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LEFT AIRCRAFT UNATTENDED, ENGINE RUNNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2000 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- PLT DEPLANED TO ADJ DUMP SCREWS.DOOR CAME OPEN,SPRAYED PLT,WHO BACKED INTO PROP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7928
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Airport
- Cullums Strip
N7928Registration cancelled May 9, 2013 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7928 · 1
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