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NTSB accident investigation · Grumman G164 · Church Point, LA · May 18, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 18, 1964
Place
Church Point, LA · CHURCH POINT, LA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N462RFGrumman G164
Status
Completed · report September 22, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183991

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1322  64/5/18    CHURCH POINT LA     GRUMMAN G164        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 14000
        TIME - 0645                    N462RF              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-COW RAN ONTO THE TAKEOFF AREA.
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED

Aircraft

Registration
N462RF
Reported as
Grumman G164
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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