- Date
- August 24, 1978
- Place
- Harlingen, TX · HARLINGEN, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5437Grumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report September 19, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780824023679A
- Case key
- 140008
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2254 78/8/24 HARLINGEN,TX GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 4800 TIME - 1030 N5437 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 2300 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DALES FLY SERVICE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HARLINGEN,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BURST SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4800 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - COTTON 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 - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- RIGHT MAIN TIRE BLEW OUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5437
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dales Fly Service
N5437Registration cancelled Sep 4, 2020 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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