Grumman G-164 N6552
22 August 1970 · Columbus, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 22 August 1970 at about 14:20 local time, a Grumman G-164 registered N6552, operated by Garwood Flyers, was involved in an accident during in flight near Columbus, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Columbus, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-164
- Registration
- N6552
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Garwood Flyers
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Crop Control Related Flight
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1789
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
ENG FIRE AT 200FT AGL, UNABLE TO EXTINGUISH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman G-164 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul 1970 | Grumman G-164 | Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States | Farm Land Aero | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1970 | Grumman G-164 | Williamsville, Missouri, United States | Semo Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1970 | Grumman G-164 | Jennings, Louisiana, United States | Mawata Flying | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1970 | Grumman G-164 | Poston, Arizona, United States | French Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1970 | Grumman G-164 | Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, United States | Southern Water | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1970 | Grumman G-164 | Edcouch, Texas, United States | Hidalgo Flying | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |