# NTSB FTW76DPG65: Grumman G-164A, N8682H, Tillar, AR, June 7, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1976
- Place: Tillar, AR · TILLAR, AR
- Location: 33.7110° N, 91.4518° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tillar, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7110&lon=-91.4518&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153981
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DPG65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPG65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1437   76/6/7    TILLAR,AR           GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 3270
        TIME - 1000                    N8682H              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 2409 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TILLAR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TILLAR,AR                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          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
        REMARKS- THROTTLE CTL CABLE CAME LOOSE AT CARB.
```

## 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-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: Tillar

## 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 19760607014989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760607014989A), Jun 7, 1976: Gulstm G164C, Tillar, AR, Substantial damage. Throttle ctl cable came loose at carb.

## 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 FTW76DPG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPG05), Jul 21, 1975: Grumman G-164 (N8682H), St Charles, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW75DPG77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPG77), May 26, 1975: Grumman G-164 (N8682H), Crockett Bluff, 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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