- Date
- April 24, 1976
- Place
- Downsville, MD · DOWNSVILLE, MD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9828Grumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760424010029A
- Case key
- 153301
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0992 76/4/24 DOWNSVILLE,MD GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1715 N9828 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 33, 4975 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 71 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DOWNSVILLE,MD FREDERICK,MD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5500 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -NOT FASTENED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 475 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND REMARKS- PULLED UP TO AVOID TREES GROWING IN A ROCK BREAK HIT WIRES.FLEW UNDER WIRES ON PRECEDING RUNS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9828
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9828Registration cancelled Aug 22, 2012 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9828 · 2
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NTSB CHI07LA221Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMoline, ILFatigue failure of the engine cylinder during cruise flight resulting in a loss of engine power. Additional causes were the pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed and the resulting inadvertent stall during the forced landing. A contributing factor…NTSB FTW92LA085Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportValley Mills, TXPower loss due inadequate maintenance and the resultant multiple maintenance discrepancies. A factor was the wet terrain.