# NTSB LAX75DUJ36: Grumman G-164A, N5238, Roll, AZ, October 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 15, 1974
- Place: Roll, AZ · ROLL, AZ
- Location: 32.7517° N, 113.9891° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roll, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7517&lon=-113.9891&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142513
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DUJ36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUJ36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3511  74/10/15   ROLL,ARIZ           GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 6349
        TIME - 0545                    N5238               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 3600 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODHOUSE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROLL,ARIZ                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: BLOWER,IMPELLER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - LETTUCE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT                      TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  210                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- IMPELLER SEAL FAILURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5238](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5238-1974-12-02), registration cancelled 1974-12-02, S/N 1133 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Woodhouse

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19741015034539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741015034539A), Oct 15, 1974: Gulstm G164A, Roll, AZ, Destroyed. Impeller seal failure.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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