# NTSB investigations: Grumman G-164: In flight collision with object

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB FTW04CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA185.md): Grumman G-164 · Havana, AR · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 16, 2004 · N519Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power lines while maneuvering during an aerial application flight.
- [NTSB SEA04LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA093.md): Grumman G-164 · Rexburg, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 1, 2004 · N657Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an object while maneuvering during an aerial application flight. Contributing factors were the pilot's diverted attention and the irrigation pivot.
- [NTSB NYC03LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA120.md): Grumman G-164 · Shiloh, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 2003 · N10291 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper in-flight decision to not jettison his load when he realized that he would not clear the trees. A factor was the pilot's inattention to his airspeed at liftoff and on climb.
- [NTSB CHI00LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA210.md): Grumman G164 · Mcville, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 2000 · N10244 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power lines. A factor associated with the accident was the power line.
- [NTSB FTW98LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA161.md): Grumman G-164 · St. Joseph, LA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 28, 1998 · N617Y · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the trees. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the ensuing forced landing.
- [NTSB CHI97LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA150.md): Grumman G164 · Illinois City, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 29, 1997 · N474Y · Substantial damage
  > failure of the pilot to see and maintain clearance from a static wire. The proximity of the wire was a related factor.
- [NTSB ATL96LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA111.md): Grumman G-164 · Montezuma, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 1996 · N465RF · Destroyed
  > failure of the pilot to maintain adequate visual look out, while maneuvering on an aerial application run, which result in his failure to see-and-avoid a power line.
- [NTSB ATL96LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA110.md): Grumman-Schweizer 164 · Bainbridge, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 1996 · N697Y · Destroyed
  > The pilot's misjudgment of the clearance from the trees during the swath run that resulted in the collision.
- [NTSB SEA95LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA191.md): Schweizer G-164 · Nyssa, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 23, 1995 · N146KY · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate ground reconnaissance.
- [NTSB FTW95LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA331.md): Grumman G-164A · St.Francisville, LA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 1995 · N732Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the obstruction on short final. A factor was the low visibility.
- [NTSB CHI94LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA166.md): Grumman G-164 · Hillsboro, ND · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 20, 1994 · N551Y · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree.
- [NTSB FTW92LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA123.md): Grumman G164 · Bayside, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 30, 1992 · N468RF · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate visual lookout.
- [NTSB DEN88LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA131.md): Grumman G-164 · Ayr, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 18, 1988 · N455Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW86FRG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FRG24.md): Grumman G-164 · La Feria, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 5, 1986 · N552Y · Destroyed
  > As the plt was making a swath run, he started to cross under power lines, but saw the profile view of a road marker. When he pulled up to avoid the road marker, the acft struck the wires, rolled to the left & collided with the ground.
- [NTSB LAX82DVG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DVG26.md): Grumman G-164 · Williams, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 7, 1982 · N641U · Destroyed
  > The pilot was applying a granular herbicide to a rice field with low voltage wires on the west border and high voltage lines located diagonally across the field. During a pass from west to east, he crossed over the low voltage wires and lowered the nose to…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3952702')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 220))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=3952702&occurrence=220

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