- Date
- June 29, 1972
- Place
- Caruthers, CA · CARUTHERS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8387Grumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report February 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167309
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2446 72/6/29 CARUTHERS,CALIF GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 5115 TIME - 0725 N8387 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 485 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STRIP LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3000 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - 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 - 300 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- CONT FLT,FURTHER DMG ON LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8387
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8387Registration cancelled Sep 4, 2021 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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