- Date
- August 12, 1971
- Place
- Swan Lake, MS · SWAN LAKE, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7843Grumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report April 3, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162724
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3033 71/8/12 SWAN LAKE,MISS GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1200 N7843 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 52, 10500 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLAUTT STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SWAN LAKE,MISS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: BLOWER,IMPELLER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 400 KIND OF OPERATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- BLOWER CASE ABRADED,WORN.IMPELLER,SHAFT DMGD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7843
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Flautt Strip
N7843Registration cancelled Jan 9, 2018 · Grumman G-164AAirframe modelGrumman G-164AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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Other investigations on N7843 · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN13LA533Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAtlantic, IAThe pilot’s delay in releasing product to reduce the airplane’s weight and improve its climb performance, which was reduced because of the high density altitude.NTSB FTW83LA107Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportClyde, TXThe acft collided with a powerline and crashed during a forced landing after a engine failure. The pilot reported that he was pulling out from a swath run when the engine cut out,backfired and started running again. The pilot decided to return to elmdale, on…NTSB FTW82DA177Accident · No injuriesFinal reportElreno, OKDuring takeoff the pilot encountered standing water on the runway. The aircraft swerved left and nosed over.NTSB MKC73FER12Accident · No injuriesClosedHollandale, MN