# NTSB MIA66F0148: Grumman G-164, N609U, Smithville, GA, August 16, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1965
- Place: Smithville, GA · SMITHVILLE, GA
- Location: 31.9011° N, 84.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smithville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9011&lon=-84.2552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178897
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0148
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0148

## NTSB brief

```
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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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