- Date
- April 18, 1979
- Place
- Lucedale, MS · LUCEDALE, MS
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4573Grumman G164A
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790418009119A
- Case key
- 136027
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0768 79/4/18 NR.LUCEDALE,MS GRUMMAN G164A CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1715 N4573 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 46, 12000 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LUCEDALE,MS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: BLOWER,IMPELLER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 7000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC 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 - 250 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- IMPELLER DRIVE SHOWED SHEARED TEETH AND EXCESSIVE PLAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4573
- Reported as
- Grumman G164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N4573Registration cancelled Dec 23, 1981 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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