- Date
- July 23, 1977
- Place
- Tunica, MS · TUNICA, MS
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19770723019221A19770723019222A
- Case key
- 146384
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2431 77/7/23 NR.TUNICA,MS GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0730 N6632 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 28, 3600 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 1 0 0 425 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TUNICA,MS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1500 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 150 SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED FIRE AFTER IMPACT
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2431 77/7/23 NR.TUNICA,MS GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0730 N6543 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 58, 12000 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 1 0 0 HOURS, 550 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TUNICA,MS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 7000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 150 SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROL ZONE/AREA - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N6543
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N6632
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6543 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.