# NTSB MIA75FKT73: Grumman G-164, N601Y, Belle Glade, FL, April 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1975
- Place: Belle Glade, FL · BELLE GLADE, FL
- Location: 26.6922° N, 80.6660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belle Glade, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6922&lon=-80.6660&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146851
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75FKT73
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKT73

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1004   75/4/1    BELLE GLADE,FL      GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2310
        TIME - 1000                    N601Y               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1015 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BELLE GLADE STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELLE GLADE,FL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1100                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- AIRBORNE,UN CLB PLT ELECTED TO ABORT FLT.ACFT DROPPED WHEN PLT RETARDED THROTTLE STRUCK A HUMMOCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N601Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N601Y), registered now, S/N 226, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs R755A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (registry code 35006, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Belle Glade State

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750401007729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750401007729A), Apr 1, 1975: Grumav G164, Belle Glade, FL, Substantial damage. Airborne,un clb plt elected to abort flt. Acft dropped when plt retarded throttle struck a hummock.

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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