- Date
- April 4, 1979
- Place
- Vernon, TX · VERNON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6653KGrumman G-164
- Status
- Completed · report October 23, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790404024139A
- Case key
- 137221
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2142 79/4/4 VERNON,TX GRUMMAN G-164 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 10000 TIME - 1615 N6653K PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 5000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILBARGER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VERNON,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: OTHER FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED REMARKS- PARKING BRAKE HANDLE OUT OF OFF POSITON CAUSE NOT KNOWN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6653K
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wilbarger
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.