- Date
- May 15, 1979
- Place
- Dewitt, AR · DEWITT, AR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9679Grumman G-164
- Status
- Completed · report June 4, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790515008009A
- Case key
- 136607
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0618 79/5/15 NR.DEWITT,AR GRUMMAN G-164 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1620 N9679 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 42, 4500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DEWITT,AR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4500 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - RICE 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 - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 180 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9679
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9679Registration cancelled Dec 4, 1991 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.