- Date
- July 29, 1978
- Place
- Ellensburg, WA · ELLENSBURG, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N48432Grumman G-164B
- Status
- Completed · report September 22, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780729024819A
- Case key
- 140162
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2410 78/7/29 NR.ELLENSBURG,WA GRUMMAN G-164B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0630 N48432 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 25, 858 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 180 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELLENSBURG,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND STALL IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: BLOWER,IMPELLER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 180 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - POTATOES 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 TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 1800 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN REMARKS- BLOWER DRIVE GR ASSY MALFUNTIONED. TOO LOW ALT TO RECOVER FROM STALL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N48432
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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