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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164 · Hamilton City, CA · July 22, 2003

Date: July 22, 2003 · 07:30 local
Place: Hamilton City, CA
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: NIHG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N477Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX03LA239
Reported as: Scwzer G164
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,960 total

N477YRegistration cancelled Apr 7, 2017 · Grumman G-164S/N 122 · Built 1962 Airframe modelGrumman G-164 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On July 22, 2003, about 0730 pacific daylight time, a Grumman G-164, N477Y, experienced an in-flight loss of control while being maneuvered during an aerial application flight about 4 miles south of Hamilton City, California. The airplane impacted into a rice field and was substantially damaged. The commercial pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The flight was performed under 14 CFR part 137, and it originated about 0730. According to the pilot of the Grumman involved in the accident, he stalled the airplane at a low altitude during a turn over the field.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 22, 2003, ABOUT 0730 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A GRUMMAN G-164, N477Y, EXPERIENCED AN IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE BEING MANEUVERED DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTH OF HAMILTON CITY, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED INTO A RICE FIELD AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED UNDER 14 CFR PART 137, AND IT ORIGINATED ABOUT 0730. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT OF THE GRUMMAN INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT, HE STALLED THE AIRPLANE AT A LOW ALTITUDE DURING A TURN OVER THE FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX03LA239Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHamilton City, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed to avert stalling during a low altitude turn.Jul 22, 2003 · Substantial damage