- Date
- August 16, 1965
- Place
- Smithville, GA · SMITHVILLE, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N609UGrumman G-164
- Status
- Completed · report September 16, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178897
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2175 65/8/16 SMITHVILLE GA GRUMMAN G-164 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 3000 TIME - 0700 N609U PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 502 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 488 KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N609U
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed