- Date
- May 1, 1981
- Place
- Garwood, TX · GARWOOD, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N974XGrumman G-164
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810501021739A
- Case key
- 126200
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0684 81/5/1 GARWOOD,TX GRUMMAN G-164 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 7074 TIME - 1730 N974X PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 2403 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - THOMPSON FLYERS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GARWOOD,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 7000 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - RICE 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 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 180 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- PRIOR TO TKOF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS PASSED OVR AREA,WATER SEEPED INTO HOPPER INCG PAYLOAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N974X
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Thompson Flyers
N974XRegistration cancelled Oct 31, 2013 · Grumman G-164AAirframe modelGrumman G-164AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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