# NTSB FTW80DRD29: Grumman G-164B, N48585, Church Point, LA, May 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1980
- Place: Church Point, LA · CHURCH POINT, LA
- Location: 30.4075° N, 92.2136° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Church Point, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4075&lon=-92.2136&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131081
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DRD29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0498   80/5/2    CHURCH POINT,LA     GRUMMAN G-164B      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 12500
        TIME - 1630                    N48585              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MICKEY SCANLAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHURCH POINT,LA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1630                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          GLOVES - USED                                            GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  55
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48585](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48585-2012-12-18), registration cancelled 2012-12-18, S/N 59B, 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
- Airport: Mickey Scanlan

## 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 19800502012419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800502012419A), May 2, 1980: Gulstm G164A, Church Point, LA, Substantial damage. Tried to take off on wet soft side sloping strip. Skipped sideways. Nosed over in a ditch.

## Other investigations on N48585 (2)

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 FTW88DRD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRD11), Jun 29, 1988: Schweizer G-164B (N48585), Cheneyville, LA, destroyed
- [NTSB FTW86LRD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LRD15), Jun 24, 1986: Grumman G-164B (N48585), Church Point, LA, 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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