# NTSB FTW77FRD01: Grumman G-164, N10264, Maurice, LA, October 9, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1976
- Place: Maurice, LA · MAURICE, LA
- Location: 30.1042° N, 92.1202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maurice, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1042&lon=-92.1202&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155976
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FRD01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRD01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3101   76/10/9   MAURICE,LA          GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 4155
        TIME - 0730                    N10264              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AARON DUHON STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MAURICE,LA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- GR HIT DIRT MOUNDS ON AG STRIP. LND TO CHECK SPRAY PUMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10264](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10264-2014-09-08), registration cancelled 2014-09-08, S/N 64, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Aaron Duhon Strip

## 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 19761009031839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761009031839A), Oct 9, 1976: Grumav G164, Maurice, LA, Substantial damage. Gr hit dirt mounds on ag strip. Lnd to check spray pump.

## Other investigations on N10264 (4)

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 FTW81DPG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG51), Jul 2, 1981: Grumman G-164 (N10264), Cash, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79DPG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG27), Apr 18, 1979: Grumman G-164 (N10264), Burdette, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW73DPG55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPG55), Jun 3, 1973: Grumman G-164 (N10264), Devalls Bluff, AR, destroyed
- [NTSB MIA68F0254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0254), Oct 2, 1967: Grumman G-164 (N10264), South Bay, FL, 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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