# NTSB FTW75DRJ35: Grumman G-164, N484Y, Jones, LA, May 26, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1975
- Place: Jones, LA · JONES, LA
- Location: 32.9676° N, 91.6482° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jones, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9676&lon=-91.6482&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148943
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DRJ35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRJ35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1308  75/5/26    JONES,LA            GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                PRIVATE, AGE 34, 1313
        TIME - 1300                    N484Y               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 941 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MC KOIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JONES,LA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- GUST LOCK JAMMED AGAINST CONTROL COLUMN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N484Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N484Y-1997-09-10), registration cancelled 1997-09-10, S/N 128 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mc Koin

## Other investigations on N484Y (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 MKC87LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA105), May 21, 1987: Grumman G-164 (N484Y), Knobel, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW69F0042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0042), May 24, 1968: Grumman G-164 (N484Y), Jones, LA, 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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