# Accident 20110504008959A: Grumman G-164, Princeton, CA, May 4, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2011, 16:20 local time
- Place: Princeton, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: J2OG
- Location: 39.4033° N, 122.0467° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4033&lon=-122.0467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N716Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N716Y-2023-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110504008959A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING AERIAL APPLICATION (137) OPERATIONS FROM A DIRT RUNWAY PARALLEL TO NORMAN ROAD. WEST OF PRINCETON CA. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT STATED HE LOST LIFT AFTER TAKEOFF DURING A DOWN-WIND TURN AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO A DRY RICE FIELD AND FLIPPED OVER. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS NOT SURE IF HE LOST POWER OR IF THE AIRCRAFT WAS JUST TO HEAVY. HE STATED WHEN HE REALIZED THE AIRCRAFT WAS SETTLING HE APPLIED FULL POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO DUMP THE LOAD OF FERTILIZER HE WAS CARRYING TO REGAIN LIFT.  THE DIRT RUNWAY RUNS NORTH SOUTH AND THE PILOT STATED THERE WAS A NORTH WIND OF ABOUT 12 TO 15 M.P.H. THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES TO THE LONE OCCUPANT IN THE AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR11CA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA198), May 4, 2011: Grumman G-164 (N716Y), Princeton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and collision with terrain.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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