# NTSB MKC80DCD31: Grumman G-164, N13MZ, Hampton, IA, August 30, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1980
- Place: Hampton, IA · HAMPTON, IA
- Location: 42.7420° N, 93.2050° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hampton, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7420&lon=-93.2050&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130048
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DCD31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCD31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1789  80/8/30  NR.HAMPTON,IA         GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1910                    N13MZ               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        32, 2421 TOTAL HOURS, 155
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAMPTON MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         HAMPTON,IA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: CLEANUP SWATH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  200                       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 - 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 -  1175                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N13MZ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13MZ), registered now, S/N 219 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-g-164) (registry code 3960201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hampton Municipal

## 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 19800830038959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800830038959A), Aug 30, 1980: Scwzer G164, Hampton, IA, Substantial damage. Wing struck wires during spray run. Lost aileron control. Went into vertical bank, crashed.

## Other investigations on N13MZ (1)

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 MKC79DCD36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD36), Aug 29, 1979: Grumman G-164 (N13MZ), Masonville, IA, destroyed

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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