- Date
- August 14, 1970
- Place
- Williamsville, MO · WILLIAMSVILLE, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N751YGrumman G-164
- Status
- Completed · report June 3, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110452
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3183 70/8/14 WILLIAMSVILLE,MO GRUMMAN G-164 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1000 N751Y PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 42, 5618 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 295 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYWAY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILLIAMSVILLE,MO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2000 KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- SETTLED IN TREES. SEEDING RYE AND VETCH IN CORN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N751Y
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Skyway
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.
Other investigations on N751Y · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB DEN86LA162Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWessington, SDAccording to the plt, during maneuvering on a swath run, the acft he was piloting encountered a downdraft, forcing the acft down until contact with the ground.NTSB DEN84LA237Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWessington, SDPlt stated that during loading for aerial application, he failed to note approaching roll cloud which usually signifies localized turbulence and strong, gusting winds. On takeoff roll, wind shift noted and at 100 ft altitude, heavy turbulence was encountered.…