# NTSB NYC70F0180: Grumman G-164A, N910X, Williamson, NY, September 23, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1969
- Place: Williamson, NY · WILLIAMSON, NY
- Location: 43.2234° N, 77.1844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williamson, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2234&lon=-77.1844&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160195
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70F0180
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70F0180

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3309  69/9/23    WILLIAMSON,NY       GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 5000
        TIME - 0930                    N910X               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 861 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SODUS WILLIAMSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARION,NY                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  800                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    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 -  420                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- SPRAYING CABBAGE,PLT SPLASHED WITH PARATHION WHEN ACFT INVERTED.RCVD FIRST AID AT HOSPITAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N910X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N910X-2023-01-27), registration cancelled 2023-01-27, S/N 502, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (registry code 3952704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs R755A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (registry code 35006, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sodus Williamson

## Other investigations on N910X (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 NYC00LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA144), May 25, 2000: Grumman G-164-A (N910X), Toms River, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the number 9 cylinder connecting rod, due to a primer leak initiation of a partial hydraulic lock. A factor in the accident was the unsuitable terrain, to which the forced landing had…
- [NTSB NYC77FHD25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHD25), Aug 7, 1977: Grumman G-164A (N910X), Vineland, NY, 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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