# NTSB FTW76FRA08: Grumman G-164A, N7805, East Bernard, TX, August 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1975
- Place: East Bernard, TX · EAST BERNARD, TX
- Location: 29.5244° N, 96.0630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Bernard, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5244&lon=-96.0630&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 8, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150280
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FRA08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FRA08

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7805-2014-11-26), registration cancelled 2014-11-26, S/N 995 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-g-164a) (registry code 3960202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19750815023789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750815023789A), Aug 15, 1975: Gulstm G164A, East Bernard, TX, Destroyed. Hit phone wires.

## Other investigations on N7805 (1)

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 FTW73FRG93](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRG93), Jun 28, 1973: Grumman G-164A (N7805), Laferia, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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