- Date
- July 1, 1971
- Place
- Ainsworth, NE · AINSWORTH, NE
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N730YGrumman G-164
- Status
- Completed · report March 1, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161740
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2396 71/7/1 AINSWORTH,NEBR GRUMMAN G-164 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 730 TIME - 0730 N730Y PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 118 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AINSWORTH MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AINSWORTH,NEBR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 120 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 - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- STALLED DRG TURN ATMTG LDG ON TAXI STRIP.ACFT DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N730Y
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ainsworth Muni
N730YRegistration cancelled Jul 9, 2012 · Grumman G-164Airframe modelGrumman G-164Engine modelJacobs R755B series
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Other investigations on N730Y · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW94LA087Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlmyra, ARThe partial failure of the brake master cylinder assembly for undetermined reasons. A factor was the soft terrain adjacent to the runway.NTSB MKC87LA114Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKnoble, ARThe PIC had taken off for a local aerial application operation. While maneuvering to make initial application the acft started to lose power and sink during a downwind turn. PIC dumped his load but acft continued to sink until one wing struck the terrain and…NTSB SEA81DYA11Accident · No injuriesClosedMonteview, ID