- Date
- August 13, 1971
- Place
- Albia, IA · ALBIA, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N549YGrumman G-164
- Status
- Completed · report April 4, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163153
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3109 71/8/13 ALBIA,IOWA GRUMMAN G-164 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2040 N549Y PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 40, 3325 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 425 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBIA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OSKALOOSA,IOWA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 425 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - CORN TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1100 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N549Y
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Albia Muni
N549YRegistration cancelled May 19, 2015 · Grumman G-164Airframe modelGrumman G-164Engine modelJacobs R755B series
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Other investigations on N549Y · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.