- Date
- October 12, 1975
- Place
- Sylacauga, AL · SYLACAUGA, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N960XGrumman G-164
- Status
- Completed · report January 21, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751012033289A
- Case key
- 151567
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3563 75/10/12 SYLACAUGA,AL GRUMMAN G-164 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1600 N960X PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 41, 7020 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1900 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SYLACAUGA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SYLACAUGA,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND LANDING: ROLL GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER SPECIAL DATA KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) REMARKS- WHEEL BEARING IN L MN WHEEL FAILED. INCREASED SWERVE TO AVOID HOLE ON SIDE OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N960X
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sylacauga
N960XRegistration cancelled May 23, 2013 · Grumman G-164AAirframe modelGrumman G-164AEngine modelJacobs R755A 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 N960X · 1
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