FTW78DPG52

NTSB accident investigation · Grumman G-164A · Clarendon, AR · June 22, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 22, 1978
Place
Clarendon, AR · CLARENDON, AR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6644Grumman G-164A
Status
Completed · report July 27, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780622015369A
Case key
141385

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1589  78/6/22    CLARENDON,AR        GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 3173
        TIME - 1530                    N6644               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLARENDON,AR                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N6644
Reported as
Grumman G-164A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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