# NTSB MIA76FKQ41: Grumman G-164, N651Y, Minter City, MS, July 29, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1976
- Place: Minter City, MS · MINTER CITY, MS
- Location: 33.7534° N, 90.2945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minter City, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7534&lon=-90.2945&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154948
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FKQ41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKQ41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2157  76/7/29  NR.MINTER CITY,MS     GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 4000
        TIME - 0830                    N651Y               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MINTER CITY,MS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- LYCOMING ENG MODEL R680 INSTALLED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N651Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N651Y), registered now, S/N 260, built 1964 (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: [Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-14B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-an-14b) (registry code 51654, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760729021279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760729021279A), Jul 29, 1976: Grumav G164, Minter City, MS, Substantial damage. Lycoming eng model R680 installed.

## Other investigations on N651Y (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW68F0255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0255), Aug 14, 1967: Grumman G-164 (N651Y), Eudora, AR, substantial damage

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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