- Date
- April 21, 1977
- Place
- Queen Creek, AZ · QUEEN CREEK, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N73PBGrumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770421009589A
- Case key
- 157524
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0748 77/4/21 QUEEN CREEK,AZ GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1700 N73PB PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 24, 1450 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 136 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHNEPF STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION QUEEN CREEK,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - REDUCTION GEAR ASSEMBLY: GEARS,ACCESSORY DRIVE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - POTATOES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - 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 - 1385 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN REMARKS- LNDD IN GRAPE VINEYARD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73PB
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Schnepf Strip
N73PBRegistration cancelled May 7, 2013 · Grumman G-164AAirframe modelGrumman 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 N73PB · 3
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NTSB CHI08CA242Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportJefferson, IAThe loss of engine power for an undetermined reason and the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing. The corn crop was a factor.NTSB FTW01LA209Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEagle Lake, TXthe partial loss of engine power for an undetermined reason, which resulted in an in flight collision with trees and terrain.NTSB FTW99LA157Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMonaville, TXThe pilot's failure to touch down on the dry area of the landing strip. A factor was the soft terrain condition on the sides of the grass strip.