- Date
- March 21, 1973
- Place
- Attica, KS · ATTICA, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N646YGrumman G-164
- Status
- Completed · report April 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730321005559A
- Case key
- 163221
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0572 73/3/21 ATTICA,KANS GRUMMAN G-164 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1500 N646Y PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 25, 863 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 89 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATTICA,KANS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 125 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1400 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN REMARKS- R DNWND TURN AFTR PULL-UP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N646Y
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N646YRegistration cancelled Apr 12, 2004 · Grumman G-164Airframe modelGrumman G-164Engine modelJacobs R755A series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N646Y · 1
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