# NTSB LAX79FUJ86: Grumman G-164B, N6747Q, Poston, AZ, May 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1979
- Place: Poston, AZ · POSTON, AZ
- Location: 33.9921° N, 114.4045° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Poston, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9921&lon=-114.4045&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135930
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FUJ86
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUJ86

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1853   79/5/3  NR.POSTON,AZ          GRUMMAN G-164B      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 5000
        TIME - 2300                    N6747Q              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUSTER ROAD STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         POSTON,AZ                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2000                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY
          GLOVES - 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
        REMARKS- LANDED ON UNLIT ROAD STRIP
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6747Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6747Q-1992-10-14), registration cancelled 1992-10-14, S/N 260B (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164B
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (registry code 3952802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Duster Road Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790503015099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790503015099A), May 3, 1979: Gulstm G164B, Poston, AZ, Substantial damage. Ag pilot landing on strip at night got off runway and nosed over inverted.

## Other investigations on N6747Q (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX88DUJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DUJ05), Jul 21, 1988: Grumman G-164B (N6747Q), Parker, AZ, destroyed
- [NTSB LAX79DUJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ01), Oct 2, 1978: Grumman G-164B (N6747Q), Poston, AZ, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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