- Date
- September 3, 1976
- Place
- Bushnell, FL · BUSHNELL, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9868Grumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report October 12, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760903028179A
- Case key
- 155374
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2510 76/9/3 NR.BUSHNELL,FL GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1045 N9868 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION 57, 14174 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BUSHNELL,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 80 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- WINDSHIELD CLOUDED FM PREVIOUS SPRAY.SPRAYING SORGUM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9868
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9868Registration cancelled Apr 29, 2013 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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Other investigations on N9868 · 1
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