- Date
- August 7, 1977
- Place
- Vineland, NY · VINELAND, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N910XGrumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770807029679A
- Case key
- 146570
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2930 77/8/7 VINELAND,NY GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0730 N910X PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 44, 8195 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 3800 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWNSTOWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VINELAND,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION 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 - 31 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- NO FUEL FOUND IN ANY OF 3 FUEL TANKS.SPRAYING CRANBERRIES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N910X
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Downstown
N910XRegistration cancelled Jan 27, 2023 · Grumman G-164AAirframe modelGrumman G-164AEngine modelJacobs R755A series
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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 N910X · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB NYC00LA144Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportToms River, NJThe 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 to be made.NTSB NYC70F0180Accident · Minor injuriesClosedWilliamson, NY