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NTSB accident investigation · Grumman G-164 · Cotton Plant, AR · June 13, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 13, 1980
Place
Cotton Plant, AR · COTTON PLANT, AR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N5087Grumman G-164
Status
Completed · report July 15, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800613019639A
Case key
131211

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0715  80/6/13    COTTON PLANT,AR     GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30,
        TIME - 1400                    N5087               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COTTON PLANT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COTTON PLANT,AR             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   49                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  210
                        DENSE WITH TREES
        REMARKS- STALLED AFT CLEARING TREES.

Aircraft

Registration
N5087
Reported as
Grumman G-164
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cotton Plant

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N5087 · 1

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