# NTSB FTW79FRD30: Grumman G164, N9693, Leblanc, LA, May 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1979
- Place: Leblanc, LA · LEBLANC, LA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144046
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FRD30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRD30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1328  79/5/16    LEBLANC,LA          GRUMMAN G164        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1800
        TIME - 0930                    N9693               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALKER BROTHERS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEBLANC,LA                  LEBLANC,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          GLOVES - USED                                            GOGGLES - USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED              TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  60                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- BRAKES LOCKED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9693](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9693-2014-11-26), registration cancelled 2014-11-26, S/N 1225, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G164
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (registry code 3952801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Walker Brothers

## 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 19790516018729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790516018729A), May 16, 1979: Gulstm G164A, Kinder, LA, Substantial damage. Brakes locked during landing roll. Flipped inverted. Defective parking brake mechanism.

## Other investigations on N9693 (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW84LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA253), May 26, 1984: Grumman G-164A (N9693), Kinder, LA, substantial damage

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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