- Date
- September 28, 1965
- Place
- Belle Glade, FL · BELLE GLADE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N596YGrumman G-164
- Status
- Completed · report November 26, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175178
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3018 65/9/28 NR.BELLE GLADE FLA GRUMMAN G-164 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1500 TIME - 0920 N596Y PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 550 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 500 KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 10 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N596Y
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed