Accident Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat N5331,
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Date:Saturday 11 August 1973
Time:06:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic G164 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat
Owner/operator:Schertz Aerial
Registration: N5331
MSN: 609
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Towanda, IL -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:El Paso, Ill
Destination airport:Gibson City, Ill
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
ONE MORE PASS OVR CORN FLD TO BE SURE HOPPER WAS EMPTY.STRUCK GROUND IN NR VERTICAL ATTITUDE.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CHI74FEV11
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Jan-2020 15:40 BEAVERSPOTTER Updated [Cn]

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