- Date
- June 9, 1981
- Place
- Wilson, AR · WILSON, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7864Grumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report July 15, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810609032169A
- Case key
- 126067
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1093 81/6/9 WILSON,AR GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 900 TIME - 1500 N7864 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILSON,AR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 900 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY 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 - 235 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7864
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7864Registration cancelled Oct 17, 1991 · 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 N7864 · 2
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NTSB FTW90DPG09Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportOsceola, ARThe pilot's failure to maintain proper clearance from the power lines.NTSB MKC87LA144Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportForrest City, ARWhile doing a repositioning operation, with an ag acft, the engine quit, due to fuel exhaustion. The PIC said that a visual inspection of the fuel supply would have prevented the accident. He said that in an attempt to turn back to a dirt strip, the acft…