- Date
- May 26, 1978
- Place
- Rosharon, TX · ROSHARON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6681QGrumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report July 24, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780526014519A
- Case key
- 141936
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1535 78/5/26 ROSHARON,TX GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 750 TIME - 1000 N6681Q PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROSHARON,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: MANEUVER TO AVOID OBSTRUCTION PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 750 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 45 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6681Q
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N6681QRegistration cancelled Jan 15, 1992 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6681Q · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX91LA332Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportArizona City, AZFailure of the pilot to maintain an adequate visual outlook to avoid the collision with the power transmission lines. Contributing to the accident was the dark night light conditions that prevailed at the time of the accident.NTSB MKC81DCJ25Accident · Serious injuriesClosedEwing, NE