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NTSB accident investigation · Grumman G-164 · Livingston, TN · September 13, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 13, 1976
Place
Livingston, TN · LIVINGSTON, TN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N465YGrumman G-164
Status
Completed · report October 27, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760913029529A
Case key
155733

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3045  76/9/13    LIVINGSTON,TN       GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N465Y               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 31, 1665 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            85 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROGER MCDONALD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIVINGSTON,TN               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   85                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                                HILLY
        REMARKS- PLT REALIZED HE WAS LOW, APPLIED PWR BUT DID NOT CLEAR FENCE.

Aircraft

Registration
N465Y
Reported as
Grumman G-164
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Roger Mcdonald

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