# NTSB FTW75DPG55: Grumman G-164A, N8589H, Cotton Plant, AR, May 10, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 10, 1975
- Place: Cotton Plant, AR · COTTON PLANT, AR
- Location: 35.0059° N, 91.2520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cotton Plant, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0059&lon=-91.2520&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148554
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DPG55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPG55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0933  75/5/10    COTTON PLANT,AR     GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0915                    N8589H              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 46, 6651 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            55 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COTTON PLANT,AR             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           TERRAIN - OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  651                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID 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                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  220                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- PLT FLEW UNDER WIRE HIT LEVEE. L GR SEPARATED,CONT FLT. FURTHER DMG ON LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8589H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8589H-2013-05-15), registration cancelled 2013-05-15, S/N 1425, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (registry code 3952801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Davis

## 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 19750510011169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750510011169A), May 10, 1975: Gulstm G164C, Cotton Plant, AR, Substantial damage. Plt flew under wire hit levee. L gr separated,cont flt. Further dmg on ldg.

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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