- Date
- July 29, 1980
- Place
- Kinder, LA · KINDER, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N48377Grumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report January 21, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800729033169A
- Case key
- 136494
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3183 80/7/29 KINDER,LA GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1930 N48377 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 41, 11100 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 10500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BELL FLYING SERV DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KINDER,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SCORED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- VEERED INTO DITCH/LEVEE ADJACENT TO RWY.FND L BRAKE LOCKED & L MASTER CYL GROOVED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48377
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bell Flying Serv
N48377Registered now · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N48377 · 2
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NTSB FTW89DRD11Accident · No injuriesFinal reportLake Arthur, LALoss of engine power for undetermined reasons. The high weeds (vegetation) & levee (dirt bank) were considered to be related factors.NTSB FTW84LA225Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFenton, LAThe acft, while maneuvering at low alt, hit the ground and flipped inverted. The plt reported encountering a strong downdraft over a wooded area and in maneuvering to avoid the trees, the acft settled to the ground. The plt reported winds from 225 degrees at…