MIA73FKQ29

NTSB accident investigation · Grumman G-164A · Minter City, MS · June 4, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 4, 1973
Place
Minter City, MS · MINTER CITY, MS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N5333Grumman G-164A
Status
Completed · report June 25, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730604012329A
Case key
190524

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1214   73/6/4    MINTER CITY,MISS    GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1500                    N5333               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        30, 3140 TOTAL HOURS, 300
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINTER CITY,MISS            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1200                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  110                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- DNWND SWATH RUN.ADDED FULL PWR TO CLR TREES APRX 40FT HI,UN CK DSCNT.

Aircraft

Registration
N5333
Reported as
Grumman G-164A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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Other investigations on N5333 · 2

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