- Date
- April 27, 1981
- Place
- Rosharon, TX · ROSHARON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8971HGrumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report June 5, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810427020179A
- Case key
- 126758
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0675 81/4/27 ROSHARON,TX GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2048 TIME - 1700 N8971H PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROSHARON,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: FROM LANDING COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2048 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - RICE PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- BRAKE FAILURE CAUSE UNK DUE TO GROUND FIRE DAMAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8971H
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N8971HRegistration cancelled Jun 27, 2013 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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Other investigations on N8971H · 1
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