# NTSB FTW76DPG10: Grumman G-164, N740Y, Devalls Bluff, AR, August 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1975
- Place: Devalls Bluff, AR · DEVALLS BLUFF, AR
- Location: 34.7863° N, 91.4613° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of De Valls Bluff, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7863&lon=-91.4613&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149422
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DPG10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPG10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1904   75/8/1    DEVALLS BLUFF,AR    GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 764
        TIME - 1810                    N740Y               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 216 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEVALLS BLUFF,AR            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: RETURN TO STRIP
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  522                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- PLT LND ON HIWAY,SWERVED TO AVOID CAR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N740Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N740Y-1982-03-01), registration cancelled 1982-03-01, S/N 358 (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

## Other investigations on N740Y (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 IAD79FKW17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FKW17), Jul 16, 1979: Grumman G-164 (N740Y), Crossville, TN, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW77DPG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DPG21), Mar 15, 1977: Grumman G-164 (N740Y), Devalls Bruff, 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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