Grumman G-164 N73WJ

9 August 1976 · Hawk Springs, Wyoming, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 9 August 1976 at about 09:10 local time, a Grumman G-164 registered N73WJ, operated by Farmers Flying, was involved in an accident during in flight near Hawk Springs, Wyoming, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 9 August 1976 at 09:10
Classification: Accident
Location: Hawk Springs, Wyoming, United States
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Grumman G-164
Registration: N73WJ
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 1
Operator: Farmers Flying
Operating rule: Aerial Applicator
Purpose of flight: Aerial Application
Phase of flight: In Flight
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-2744

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
1	0	0	1	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.

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 3-2744, 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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27 Apr 1976	Grumman G-164 N485Y	Placedo, Texas, United States no coordinates	Wideman Aviati	Minor injuries	-
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26 Jul 1976	Grumman G-164 N48501	Gibson Switch, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	Romie W.mills	No injuries	-

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