- Date
- July 8, 1974
- Place
- Wharton, TX · WHARTON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N15AAGrumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report August 5, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740708019909A
- Case key
- 128175
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1791 74/7/8 NR.WHARTON,TEX GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 3178 TIME - 1741 N15AA PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 2500 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WHARTON COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WHARTON,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: RETURN TO STRIP PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2500 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT 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 - 100 FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT UNDER MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR POSSIBLE TOXIC CHEMICAL EXPOSURE.PLT CONFIRMED PREV EXP NO TREATMT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15AA
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wharton County
FAA reports on this event · 1
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