# NTSB investigations: Grumman G-164, 1982

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 ATL82DA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA280.md): Grumman G-164 · Greenville, KY · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 20, 1982 · N143W · Destroyed
  > According to the caretaker of muhlenburg airport, N143W was having carburetor problems when it arrived to refuel prior to the accident flight. The caretaker stated that the pilot left the engine running while he refueled because the pilot said it wouldn't…
- [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…
- [NTSB DEN82DTK05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DTK05.md): Grumman G-164 · Murdo, SD · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 1, 1982 · N10247 · Substantial damage
  > During a spraying operation the landing gear collided with a dirt bank. The pilot returned to the airport and during landing the right wing contacted the runway because of a missing right landing gear. The aircraft ground looped and nosed over.
- [NTSB LAX82DVG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DVG25.md): Grumman G-164 · Richvale, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · May 24, 1982 · N10225 · Destroyed
  > During a procedure turn of the swath run the pilot stated he was low and slow and collided with powerlines. The aircraft crashed and burned.
- [NTSB LAX82DA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA187.md): Grumman G-164A · Pleasant Grove, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 22, 1982 · N458Y · Substantial damage
  > As the aircraft slowed during the landing roll, it began to drift right when the rudder became ineffective. The pilot was unable to obtain left braking action to maintain directional control. Subsequently, the right main gear struck a small earth bank and the…
- [NTSB LAX82DA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA181.md): Grumman G-164 · 10 West Of Bigg, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · May 17, 1982 · N10280 · Substantial damage
  > During takeoff, the engine began to vibrate and lose power. While landing in the only available area, one of the main gear dug into a soft spot and the aircraft flipped over. An investigation revealed that the no. 4 cylinder had become cracked from the front…
- [NTSB LAX82DA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA127.md): Grumman G-164 · Bakersfield, CA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Apr 7, 1982 · N703Y · Substantial damage
  > On takeoff roll the right main tire blew causing the aircraft to veer to the right, leave the runway, and nose over in the soft mud.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1982
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3952702'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=3952702&year=1982

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