# NTSB FTW80DRA53: Grumman G-164A, N7360, Stonewall, TX, September 25, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 25, 1980
- Place: Stonewall, TX · STONEWALL, TX
- Location: 30.2536° N, 98.6609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stonewall, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2536&lon=-98.6609&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128833
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRA53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRA53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2304  80/9/25  NR.STONEWALL,TX       GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 501
        TIME - 1500                    N7360               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 212 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WINNIE,TX                  STONEWALL,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  282                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - PASTURE                                   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 -  15                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- HIT PWR LNS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7360 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800925042439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800925042439A), Sep 25, 1980: Gulstm G164A, Stowell, TX, Destroyed. Ag pilot allowed aircraft to strike wires during a swath run.

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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