# NTSB FTW75DPG77: Grumman G-164, N8682H, Crockett Bluff, AR, May 26, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1975
- Place: Crockett Bluff, AR · CROCKETT BLUFF, AR
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148842
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DPG77
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPG77

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1378  75/5/26    CROCKETT BLUFF,AR   GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1302
        TIME - 1830                    N8682H              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 570 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CROCKETT BLUFF,AR           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  570                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT 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 -  200                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8682H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8682H-2013-05-15), registration cancelled 2013-05-15, S/N 1469, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- 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

## 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 19750526013229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750526013229A), May 26, 1975: Gulstm G164C, Crockett Bluff, AR, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8682H (2)

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.

- [NTSB FTW76DPG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPG65), Jun 7, 1976: Grumman G-164A (N8682H), Tillar, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW76DPG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPG05), Jul 21, 1975: Grumman G-164 (N8682H), St Charles, AR, substantial damage

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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