- Date
- July 11, 1975
- Place
- Devers, TX · DEVERS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6628Grumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report August 11, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750711019489A
- Case key
- 149491
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1763 75/7/11 DEVERS,TX GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 4670 TIME - 1400 N6628 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 810 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - J.C.ELKINS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DEVERS,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 90 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 240 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1800 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- ACFT HIT CANAL BANK.SHORT STRIP,HEAVY LOAD,TEMP 90 DEG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6628
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- J.C.Elkins
N6628Registration cancelled Nov 12, 2014 · Grumman G-164AAirframe modelGrumman G-164AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6628 · 1
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