# NTSB FTW79FRG32: Grumman G-164B, N6615Q, La Feria, TX, May 23, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 23, 1979
- Place: La Feria, TX · LA FERIA, TX
- Location: 26.1553° N, 97.8250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Feria, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1553&lon=-97.8250&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135398
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79FRG32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2215  79/5/23  NR.LA FERIA,TX        GRUMMAN G-164B      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 62, 38000
        TIME - 1700                    N6615Q              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EDCOUCH,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999                       KIND OF OPERATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- PLT LOST VISION FOR UNKN RSN.BLOOD TOXICOLOGY TEST-NORMAL.PRECAUTIONARY LNDG IN WET CORN FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6615Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6615Q-2013-04-30), registration cancelled 2013-04-30, S/N 144B, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164B
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (registry code 3952802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790523022569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790523022569A), May 23, 1979: Gulstm G164B, Laferia, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot arrived at spray field. Vision failed. Landed in wet cornfield. Flipped. Vision returned. Suspect blood clot.

## Other investigations on N6615Q (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 FTW88DRA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRA14), Jun 6, 1988: Grumman G-164B (N6615Q), College Port, TX, 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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