- Date
- October 2, 1978
- Place
- Poston, AZ · POSTON, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6747QGrumman G-164B
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781002033919A
- Case key
- 139054
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3188 78/10/2 NR.POSTON,AZ GRUMMAN G-164B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 7700 TIME - 2200 N6747Q PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KAMBUROFF STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION POSTON,AZ POSTON,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000 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 - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1000 REMARKS- PARKING BRAKE VIBRATED TO ON POSITION DURING FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6747Q
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kamburoff Strip
N6747QRegistration cancelled Oct 14, 1992 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6747Q · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX88DUJ05Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportParker, AZDuring an aerial application flight, the pilot dispensed the load and was returning to the airstrip due to an approaching thunderstorm. Enroute, the visibility was reduced to near zero from blowing dust. The pilot lost control of the airplane and collided…NTSB LAX79FUJ86Accident · No injuriesClosedPoston, AZ