- Date
- June 25, 1980
- Place
- Hazen, AR · HAZEN, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8945HGrumman G-164
- Status
- Completed · report August 4, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800625022119A
- Case key
- 131204
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0706 80/6/25 NR.HAZEN,AR GRUMMAN G-164 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 8608 TIME - 0830 N8945H PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 7300 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAZEN,AR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: BLOWER,IMPELLER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 7300 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID) 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 REMARKS- BLOWER BUSHINGS,PN170659 AND 47034,FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8945H
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8945HRegistration cancelled Sep 9, 1997 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8945H · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MKC84LA101Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBiscoe, ARAfter spraying operations acft propeller would be pressure sprayed. Water entered propeller pitch change bearings which corroded bearings. Eventually pitch movement was hindered by rust corrosion. The blade counterweight bolt broke allowing the propeller…NTSB FTW77DPG75Accident · No injuriesClosedDe Valls, AR