- Date
- July 22, 1978
- Place
- Bard, CA · BARD, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5312Grumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report September 18, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780722027929A
- Case key
- 140699
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2233 78/7/22 NR.BARD,CA GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0720 N5312 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 60, 26700 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BARD,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED 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 - 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 - 150 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND REMARKS- STRUCK TELEPHONE LINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5312
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5312 · 1
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