Grumman G-164C N6770K

7 April 1980 · Strauss, Kansas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 7 April 1980 at about 09:30 local time, a Grumman G-164C registered N6770K, operated by Strauss Airag, was involved in an accident during in flight near Strauss, Kansas, 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: 7 April 1980 at 09:30
Classification: Accident
Location: Strauss, Kansas, United States
Nearest airport: Private Airstrip
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Grumman G-164C
Registration: N6770K
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 1
Operator: Strauss Airag
Operating rule: Aerial Applicator
Purpose of flight: Crop Control Related Flight
Phase of flight: In Flight
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-1198

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

NOSED OVR DRG FORCED LNDG IN MUDDY WHEAT FIELD WHEN ACFT HIT TERRACE.

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 3-1198, 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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7 Jun 1980	Grumman G-164C N164GC	Richvale, California, United States no coordinates	Avag Inc	Serious injuries	-
18 Aug 1980	Grumman G-164C N6770K	Grantham, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Strauss Air AG	No injuries	-
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27 Aug 1982	Grumman G-164C N6787K	Gunnison, Mississippi, United States	Darryc E. McCreary	No injuries	-
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