- Date
- September 3, 1973
- Place
- Ripley, MS · RIPLEY, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4562Grumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report September 21, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730903024959A
- Case key
- 188740
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2158 73/9/3 RIPLEY,MISS GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 5500 TIME - 1700 N4562 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RIPLEY MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RIPLEY,MISS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FILTERS,STRAINERS,SCREENS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED FACTOR(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: SPRAY,DUSTING EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 465 REMARKS- CARB AIR FILTER BLOCKED CARB,SHIFTED.UN JETTISON LOAD DUE MALFUNCTION.HAD TO LND SHORT OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4562
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ripley Mun
N4562Registration cancelled Aug 23, 2017 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4562 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW95LA254Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCash, ARThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Factors were the low altitude at which the power loss occurred and the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.NTSB FTW78DPG44Accident · No injuriesClosedBrookland, AR