# NTSB FTW81DPG42: Grumman G-164A, N7864, Wilson, AR, June 9, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1981
- Place: Wilson, AR · WILSON, AR
- Location: 35.5660° N, 90.0418° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilson, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5660&lon=-90.0418&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126067
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DPG42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPG42

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7864-1991-10-17), registration cancelled 1991-10-17, S/N 1001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (registry code 3952801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810609032169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810609032169A), Jun 9, 1981: Grumav G164A, Wilson, AR, Substantial damage. Ag pilot misjudged pullup and aircraft hit trees at end of spray run.

## Other investigations on N7864 (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 FTW90DPG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPG09), Aug 16, 1990: Grumman G164A (N7864), Osceola, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE FROM THE POWER LINES.
- [NTSB MKC87LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA144), Jul 17, 1987: Grumman G-164A (N7864), Forrest City, AR, 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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