# NTSB FTW77DPG75: Grumman G-164A, N8945H, De Valls, AR, August 15, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1977
- Place: De Valls, AR · DE VALLS, AR
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146616
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77DPG75
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DPG75

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1695  77/8/15    DE VALLS,AR         GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 5913
        TIME - 1220                    N8945H              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 1600 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DE VALLS,AR                 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 - 5500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 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 -  230                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8945H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8945H-1997-09-09), registration cancelled 1997-09-09, S/N 1581 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19770815018919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770815018919A), Aug 15, 1977: Gulstm G164C, De Valls, AR, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N8945H (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 MKC84LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA101), Mar 14, 1984: Schweizer G-164A (N8945H), Biscoe, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW80DPG38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPG38), Jun 25, 1980: Grumman G-164 (N8945H), Hazen, 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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