- Date
- August 6, 1979
- Place
- Kensett, AR · KENSETT, AR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9715Grumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790806017439A
- Case key
- 134982
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1290 79/8/6 NR.KENSETT,AR GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 3732 TIME - 0825 N9715 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 2702 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KENSETT,AR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2701 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY 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 - 250 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9715
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9715Registration cancelled Mar 21, 1989 · 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.