- Date
- August 19, 1978
- Place
- Naper, NE · NAPER, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N48484Grumman G-164
- Status
- Completed · report October 5, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780819026419A
- Case key
- 140049
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2322 78/8/19 NAPER,NE GRUMMAN G-164 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 9760 TIME - 1020 N48484 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 319 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BASSETT,NE LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: RETURN TO STRIP PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9760 KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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- WIRES ACROSS RIVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48484
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N48484Registered now · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N48484 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW98LA206Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLewisville, ARThe total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.NTSB CHI94DCA02Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportHarviell, MOthe separation of the oil supply line to the propeller governor, which resulted in the propeller inadvertently going into feather. Factors were the pilots intentional ground loop of the airplane to avoid impacting obstructions at the end of the runway.