# NTSB FTW81FPG45: Grumman G-164A, N7219, Lonoke, AR, June 12, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1981
- Place: Lonoke, AR · LONOKE, AR
- Location: 34.7905° N, 91.9074° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lonoke, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7905&lon=-91.9074&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125562
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FPG45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPG45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1263  81/6/12    LONOKE,AR           GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1345                    N7219               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        26, 4104 TOTAL HOURS, 150
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONOKE,AR                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  150                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY 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 -  220                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
        REMARKS- FERTILIZING W 45% UREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7219](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7219-2013-03-11), registration cancelled 2013-03-11, S/N 895, built 1971 (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)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (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 19810612032809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810612032809A), Jun 12, 1981: Grumav G164A, Lonoke, AR, Substantial damage. Failed to arrest sink rate after procedure turn,crashed in a fish pond.

## Other investigations on N7219 (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 FTW79DPG66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPG66), Jul 19, 1979: Grumman G-164A (N7219), Tichnor, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW75DPG56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPG56), May 8, 1975: Grumman G-164A (N7219), Winchester, 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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