- Date
- June 14, 1978
- Place
- Beedeville, AR · BEEDEVILLE, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6609Grumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report July 24, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780614014609A
- Case key
- 141348
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1518 78/6/14 BEEDEVILLE,AR GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 2504 TIME - 0730 N6609 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRECKENRIDGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEEDEVILLE,AR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - RICE 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 - 237 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6609
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Breckenridge
N6609Registration cancelled Apr 30, 2013 · Grumman G-164AAirframe modelGrumman G-164AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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Other investigations on N6609 · 1
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