MKC80DCQ30

NTSB accident investigation · Grumman G-164B · Cimarron, KS · August 17, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 17, 1980
Place
Cimarron, KS · CIMARRON, KS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N6611QGrumman G-164B
Status
Completed · report September 30, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
129601

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2112  80/8/17    CIMARRON,KS         GRUMMAN G-164B      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2010                    N6611Q              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 30, 4325 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CIMARRON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CIMARRON,KS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   35                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- TEMP 89F.FULL HOPPER & FUEL LOAD.

Aircraft

Registration
N6611Q
Reported as
Grumman G-164B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Cimarron Muni

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.