Grumman G-164B N6531K

19 August 1978 · Altha, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 19 August 1978 at about 10:30 local time, a Grumman G-164B registered N6531K, operated by Farm Air Serv., was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Altha, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 19 August 1978 at 10:30
Classification: Accident
Location: Altha, Florida, United States
Nearest airport: Farm Air Service
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Grumman G-164B
Registration: N6531K
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 1
Operator: Farm Air Serv.
Operating rule: Aerial Applicator
Purpose of flight: Crop Control Related Flight
Phase of flight: Landing
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-3838

People

Nobody was injured.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
1	0	0	0	1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

PARKING BRAKE VIBERATED TO ON POS.AD ON PARKING BRAKE HAD BEEN COMPLIED WITH AT FACTORY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-3838, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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