- Date
- June 19, 1979
- Place
- Buttonwillow, CA · BUTTONWILLOW, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6617KGrumman G-164B
- Status
- Completed · report July 12, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790619012359A
- Case key
- 135337
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2014 79/6/19 NR.BUTTONWILLOW,CA GRUMMAN G-164B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0635 N6617K PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 38, 8023 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 7000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BUTTONWILLOW,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 7000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 - 300 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- COLLIDED W PICKUP TRUCK WHILE SPRAYING UNDER PWRLINES
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6617K
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6617KRegistration cancelled Jan 8, 2018 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N6617K · 2
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