- Date
- July 2, 1981
- Place
- Sealy, TX · SEALY, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6746KGrumman G-164B
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810702038099A
- Case key
- 123948
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2619 81/7/2 SEALY,TX GRUMMAN G-164B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0730 N6746K PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 42, 8100 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 110 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SEALY,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- VEERED RGT,ENCTRD WEEDS & DITCH ON RGT SIDE OF RWY.PLT FND RGT BRAKE LOCKED & PACKED W WEEDS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6746K
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Farm Strip
N6746KRegistration cancelled Feb 7, 1997 · Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164BAirframe modelGulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6746K · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW95LA185Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMorse, LAPower loss due to a cracked intake valve pipe assembly. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.NTSB FTW82DA164Accident · No injuriesFinal reportHouston, TXAfter takeoff the engine lost power and the aircraft was landed in a plowed field. During the landing roll the aircraft nosed over. An engine teardown revealed water and contamination of the fuel system.