- Date
- October 1, 1976
- Place
- Elkton, KY · ELKTON, KY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5401Grumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report January 21, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761001033069A
- Case key
- 201358
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3710 76/10/1 ELKTON,KY GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 4260 TIME - 1205 N5401 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELKTON,KY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4400 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC 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 - 540 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5401
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N5401Registration cancelled May 11, 2015 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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Other investigations on N5401 · 1
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