Grumman G-164C N6770K

18 August 1980 · Grantham, North Carolina, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 18 August 1980 at about 17:00 local time, a Grumman G-164C registered N6770K, operated by Strauss Air AG, was involved in an accident during in flight near Grantham, North Carolina, 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: 18 August 1980 at 17:00
Classification: Accident
Location: Grantham, North Carolina, United States
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Grumman G-164C
Registration: N6770K
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 1
Operator: Strauss Air AG
Operating rule: Aerial Applicator
Purpose of flight: Aerial Application
Phase of flight: In Flight
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-2406

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

BENDIX CARB P/N 392313-4 STUCK IN AUTO LEAN.CLOVERLEAF VALVE DISENGAGED FROM LUGS IN ROTARY DISC.

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 3-2406, 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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Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
7 Apr 1980	Grumman G-164C N6770K	Strauss, Kansas, United States no coordinates	Strauss Airag	No injuries	-
7 Jun 1980	Grumman G-164C N164GC	Richvale, California, United States no coordinates	Avag Inc	Serious injuries	-
8 Jan 1979	Grumman G-164C N6555K	Hughes, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	Mid-Contnt ACF	No injuries	-
14 Aug 1981	Grumman G-164C N6674K	Platte, South Dakota, United States no coordinates	Sly's Aerial S	No injuries	-
27 Aug 1982	Grumman G-164C N6787K	Gunnison, Mississippi, United States	Darryc E. McCreary	No injuries	-
16 Aug 1983	Grumman G-164C N6677K	Newport, Arkansas, United States	-	No injuries	-

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