MIA77FKJ01

NTSB accident investigation · Grumman G-164 · Pansey, AL · October 2, 1976

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 2, 1976
Place
Pansey, AL · PANSEY, AL
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N23RAGrumman G-164
Status
Completed · report January 10, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19761002033119A
Case key
156145

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3718   76/10/2 NR.PANSEY,AL          GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1493
        TIME - 1723                    N23RA               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GODFREYS STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PANSEY,AL                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO RELOADING AREA
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  873                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     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 - INSTALLED                             TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  300                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED

Aircraft

Registration
N23RA
Reported as
Grumman G-164
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Godfreys Strip

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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