# NTSB FTW79DPG64: Grumman G-164A, N4643, Pollard, AR, July 13, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1979
- Place: Pollard, AR · POLLARD, AR
- Location: 36.4296° N, 90.2672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pollard, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4296&lon=-90.2672&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135053
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DPG64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG64

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1501  79/7/13  NR.POLLARD,AR         GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2000
        TIME - 0730                    N4643               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 1600 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PIGGOT,AR                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1600                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  250
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- COLLIDE W LEVEE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4643](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4643-1981-10-15), registration cancelled 1981-10-15, S/N 1073, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (registry code 3952801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790713016269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790713016269A), Jul 13, 1979: Gulstm G164A, Pollard, AR, Destroyed. Hit levee during spray operations. Misjudged height above ground.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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