# NTSB MKC80DCJ28: Grumman G-164B, N6648Q, Cambridge, NE, August 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1980
- Place: Cambridge, NE · CAMBRIDGE, NE
- Location: 40.2843° N, 100.1658° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cambridge, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2843&lon=-100.1658&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129708
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DCJ28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCJ28

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6648Q), registered now, S/N 175B (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164B
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (registry code 3952802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800809035449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800809035449A), Aug 9, 1980: Gulstm G164B, Cambridge, NE, Destroyed. Ag pilot misjudged height on swath run. Caught a wing-tip in corn crop. Totaled aircraft.

## Other investigations on N6648Q (3)

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 CEN14LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA358), Jul 9, 2014: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N6648Q), Garrison, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: Excessive 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…
- [NTSB MIA78FLG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLG23), Jun 14, 1978: Grumman G-164B (N6648Q), Lane, SC, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI77FET21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FET21), Jun 29, 1977: Grumman G-164B (N6648Q), Hanna, IN, substantial damage

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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