# NTSB FTW81DRJ16: Grumman G-164, N612U, Jones, LA, May 27, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1981
- Place: Jones, LA · JONES, LA
- Location: 32.9676° N, 91.6482° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jones, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9676&lon=-91.6482&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126324
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DRJ16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRJ16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0970  81/5/27    JONES,LA            GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1212
        TIME - 1545                    N612U               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 854 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JONES,LA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  875                       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                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  120                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- WHEN UN TO FLY OVR TREES,TURNED TO AVOID COLLISION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N612U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N612U-1984-12-04), registration cancelled 1984-12-04, S/N 340 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810527029899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810527029899A), May 27, 1981: Gulstm G164, Jones, LA, Destroyed. Banked steeply at end of swath run to miss trees. Stalled, flipped over on ground impact. Downdraft in area.

## Other investigations on N612U (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 FTW73FPG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPG12), Aug 9, 1972: Grumman G-164 (N612U), Wynne, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA69F0436](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0436), May 5, 1969: Grumman G-164 (N612U), Drew, MS, 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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