# NTSB FTW80DRA34: Grumman G-164B, N48711, Lissie, TX, June 5, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1980
- Place: Lissie, TX · LISSIE, TX
- Location: 29.5561° N, 96.2252° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lissie, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5561&lon=-96.2252&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130881
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRA34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRA34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1302   80/6/5    LISSIE,TX           GRUMMAN G-164B      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1512
        TIME - 1400                    N48711              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1085 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAYDEN STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LISSIE,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      100
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          180                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1412                       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 -  100                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- PLT STATED LOAD TOO HEAVY FOR PREVAILING CONDITIONS.D/A APPROX 3000FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48711](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48711-1999-11-01), registration cancelled 1999-11-01, S/N 118B (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hayden Strip

## 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 19800605017549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800605017549A), Jun 5, 1980: Gulstm G164B, Lissie, TX, Substantial damage. Loaded ag airplane unable to lift off. Ran off end of runway. Factors; gross weight, short field, hot day.

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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