# NTSB MKC79DCQ30: Grumman G-164A, N8842H, Moscow, KS, June 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1979
- Place: Moscow, KS · MOSCOW, KS
- Location: 37.3251° N, 101.2068° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moscow, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3251&lon=-101.2068&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136186
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DCQ30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCQ30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1091  79/6/17    MOSCOW,KS           GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0716                    N8842H              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 40, 8800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOSCOW MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOSCOW,KS                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              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                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  3050                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN
        REMARKS- STRUCK PWR LINE.DISPENSING BEXTON & ATRAZINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8842H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8842H-2017-08-28), registration cancelled 2017-08-28, S/N 1537, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (registry code 3952801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Moscow Mun

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790617012659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790617012659A), Jun 17, 1979: Gulstm G164, Moscow, KS, Destroyed. Struck wires on pullup from spray run.

## Other investigations on N8842H (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI96LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA281), Aug 7, 1996: Grumman-Schweizer G-164 (N8842H), Grant, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: fatigue failure and subsequent catastrophic failure of the number nine cylinder. A factor was the corn.
- [NTSB CHI91DCJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCJ03), Jun 20, 1991: Grumman G-164-A (N8842H), Edgar, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT INSPECTION.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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