Official FAA Accident Report on GRUMMAN G-164A Accident in FRANKLIN, LOUISIANA, USA on 9/8/1989

The air crash with the GRUMMAN G-164A happened on 9/8/1989 at 1600 in FRANKLIN, LOUISIANA, USA, causing Substantial damage to the Airplane. More details on the accident below:

• Date/Time: 9/8/1989 at 1600 Central Daylight Time
• Location: FRANKLIN, LOUISIANA, USA
• Aircraft: Airplane
• Make/Model: GRUMMAN G-164A
• Damage: Substantial
• Injuries: N/A
• Cause: THE AG PILOT HAD JUST FINISHED SPRAYING A LOAD OF CHEMICALS & WAS IN A TURN TO LOOK AT THE NEXT FIELD TO BE SPRAYED, WHEN THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. HE REDUCED POWER & TURNED TO LINE UP WITH A TURNROW FOR A FORCED LANDING. AFTER TOUCH (more)