- Date
- July 28, 1978
- Place
- Tutwiler, MS · TUTWILER, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5623XGrumman G-164
- Status
- Completed · report September 1, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780728018309A
- Case key
- 140637
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2055 78/7/28 NR.TUTWILER,MS GRUMMAN G-164 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR, TIME - 1800 N5623X PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION 10000 TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLARKSDALE,MS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 175 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FLOAT VALVE SEAT CANTED TOWARD OUTSIDE OF FLOAT BOWL ALLOWING UNMETERED FUEL INTO INDUCTION SYST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5623X
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.