# NTSB FTW77DQG09: Grumman G-164B, N48534, Springlake, TX, February 5, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1977
- Place: Springlake, TX · SPRINGLAKE, TX
- Location: 34.2316° N, 102.3057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springlake, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2316&lon=-102.3057&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156873
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77DQG09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DQG09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0131   77/2/5    SPRINGLAKE,TX       GRUMMAN G-164B      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 743
        TIME - 1400                    N48534              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 216 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SPRINGLAKE,TX               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- PROP & GEAR HIT CROP DURING LOW LEVEL SPREADER CALIBRATION. LNDD DOWNWIND IN FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48534](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48534), registered now, S/N 65B, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164B
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (registry code 3952802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (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 19770205001819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770205001819A), Feb 5, 1977: Scwzer G164B, Springlake, TX, Substantial damage. Prop & gear hit crop during low level spreader calibration. Lndd downwind in field.

## Other investigations on N48534 (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 MKC82DA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA116), Jul 4, 1982: Grumman G164A (N48534), Ericson, NE, 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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