- Date
- August 18, 1977
- Place
- Flora, MS · FLORA, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N48426Grumman G164A
- Status
- Completed · report November 11, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770818024909A
- Case key
- 146388
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2434 77/8/18 FLORA,MS GRUMMAN G164A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1715 N48426 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 38, 5558 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FLORA,MS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN COLLIDED WITH: CROP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER/INADEQUATE VENTING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5334 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON 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 CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 310 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- LANDED IN COTTON FIELD. VENTING TUBE ABOVE WING BENT FORWARD TOWARDS LEADING EDGE. WINGS WASHED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48426
- Reported as
- Grumman G164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N48426Registration cancelled Aug 26, 1991 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A
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Other investigations on N48426 · 1
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