# NTSB MIA77FKJ01: Grumman G-164, N23RA, Pansey, AL, October 2, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1976
- Place: Pansey, AL · PANSEY, AL
- Location: 31.1541° N, 85.1755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pansey, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1541&lon=-85.1755&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 10, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156145
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FKJ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKJ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23RA-1976-12-15), registration cancelled 1976-12-15, S/N 686 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (registry code 3952801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Godfreys Strip

## 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 19761002033119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761002033119A), Oct 2, 1976: Gulstm G164C, Pansey, AL, Destroyed

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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