- Date
- August 9, 1980
- Place
- Cambridge, NE · CAMBRIDGE, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6648QGrumman G-164B
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800809035449A
- Case key
- 129708
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2279 80/8/9 CAMBRIDGE,NE GRUMMAN G-164B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0830 N6648Q PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 32, 3065 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 240 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CURTIS,NE LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: CROP IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1500 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 TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 2600 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- R WING CONTACTED CORN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6648Q
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N6648QRegistered 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 N6648Q · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN14LA358Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGarrison, NDExcessive wear between the power turbine shaft and quill shaft spline, which led to the disconnection of the power turbine wheel, an overspeed of the power turbine, and the subsequent loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was maintenance…NTSB MIA78FLG23Accident · No injuriesClosedLane, SCNTSB CHI77FET21Accident · No injuriesClosedHanna, IN