# NTSB MIA79FKJ40: Grumman G-164A, N7492, Rehobeth, AL, June 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 1, 1979
- Place: Rehobeth, AL · REHOBETH, AL
- Location: 31.1225° N, 85.4396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rehobeth, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1225&lon=-85.4396&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 8, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135372
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKJ40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKJ40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1893   79/6/1  NR.REHOBETH,AL        GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1870
        TIME - 1145                    N7492               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 312 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DOTHAN,AL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  900                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - TOMATOES                                  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 -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  240                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- PLT FLEW INTO GROUND TRYING TO AVOID POWERLINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7492](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7492-1986-05-02), registration cancelled 1986-05-02, S/N 971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- 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

## 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 19790601014289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790601014289A), Jun 1, 1979: Gulstm G164A, Rehobeth, AL, Destroyed. Spray pilot failed to see a wire. In trying to go under the wire he flew into the ground.

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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