- Date
- August 29, 1969
- Place
- Johnson, KS · JOHNSON, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N518YGrumman G-164
- Status
- Completed · report April 29, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 155179
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3807 69/8/29 JOHNSON,KANS GRUMMAN G-164 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0630 N518Y PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 38, 10000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 110 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLUMMER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JOHNSON,KANS JOHNSON,KANS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 8000 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- HEAVY LOAD. FIRST FLT WITH NEW SPRAY UNIT,CREATED MORE DRAG. PLT DIDNT USE ALL RWY.SETTLED IN CORN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N518Y
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Plummer
N518YRegistration cancelled Oct 1, 2022 · Grumman G-164Airframe modelGrumman G-164Engine modelContinental W670 series
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