- Date
- April 27, 1981
- Place
- Morse, LA · MORSE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8498Grumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report June 3, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810427020359A
- Case key
- 126749
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0666 81/4/27 MORSE,LA GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1345 N8498 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 34, 3325 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 700 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MORSE,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: BLOWER,IMPELLER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 700 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - 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 - 15 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- BLOWER BEARING SEAL ALLOWED OIL TO ENTER INDUCTION SYS.LNDD IN FLOODED RICE FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8498
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Private
FAA reports on this event · 1
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