- Date
- July 15, 1977
- Place
- Wolcott, NY · WOLCOTT, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5353Grumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report November 11, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770715019989A
- Case key
- 145855
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2513 77/7/15 WOLCOTT,NY GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 1676 TIME - 1340 N5353 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 227 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WOLCOTT AIRSTRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WOLCOTT,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 227 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS 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 REMARKS- RT MAIN TIRE DEFLATED IN FLIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5353
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wolcott Airstrip
N5353Registration cancelled Sep 21, 2026 · Grumman G-164AAirframe modelGrumman G-164AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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