Aviation Crash Map

Grumman G164A N4573

18 April 1979 · Lucedale, Mississippi, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 18 April 1979 at about 17:15 local time, a Grumman G164A registered N4573, operated by Clark Aircraft, was involved in an accident during in flight near Lucedale, Mississippi, 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 17:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Lucedale, Mississippi, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Grumman G164A
Registration
N4573
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Clark Aircraft
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
3-0768

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

IMPELLER DRIVE SHOWED SHEARED TEETH AND EXCESSIVE PLAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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