- Date
- August 15, 1975
- Place
- East Bernard, TX · EAST BERNARD, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7805Grumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report September 8, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750815023789A
- Case key
- 150280
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2174 75/8/15 EAST BERNARD,TX GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1812 N7805 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 30, 4680 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 455 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EAST BERNARD,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 450 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (DUST) KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC 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 - 150 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- HIT PHONE WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7805
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N7805Registration cancelled Nov 26, 2014 · Grumman American Avn. G-164AAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. G-164A
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Other investigations on N7805 · 1
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