- Date
- August 27, 1973
- Place
- Arlington, AZ · ARLINGTON, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N4897Grumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730827028679A
- Case key
- 188876
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3069 73/8/27 ARLINGTON,ARIZ GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 4200 TIME - 0900 N4897 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1700 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ARLINGTON,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2500 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC 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 - 950 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- PLT STATED HE WAS BLINDED BY INSECTICIDE.NO EQUIP MALFUNCTION FOUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4897
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4897Registration cancelled May 28, 1993 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A
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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 N4897 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA84LA097Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHermiston, ORDuring a beginning swath run, the plt was making a left skidding turn to follow the edge of a circular field. He stated that the acft encountered a downdraft which raised the right wing. Subsequently, the left wing contacted the ground & the acft crashed.NTSB SEA82DA058Accident · No injuriesFinal reportS. Of Echo, ORDuring a spray run the pilot experienced a power loss. After pulling up to 100 feet AGL and turning 90 degrees the engine ceased to operate. The pilot completed a forced landing in a nearby soft wheat field and after rolling approximately 300 feet the…