- Date
- September 3, 1977
- Place
- Casa Grande, AZ · CASA GRANDE, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N968XGrumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report October 11, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770903027239A
- Case key
- 145628
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2052 77/9/3 CASA GRANDE,AZ GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 21202 TIME - 2100 N968X PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 330 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FAY STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CASA GRANDE,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: MIXTURE CONTROL ASSEMBLIES POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: PROPELLER GOVERNOR CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CROSSED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999 KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1440 REMARKS- MIX CTL CONNECTED TO PROP GOV,PROP CTL CONNECTED TO CARB MIX.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N968X
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fay Strip
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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