# NTSB LAX73FVA40: Grumman G-164, N10220, Edison, CA, February 12, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1973
- Place: Edison, CA · EDISON, CA
- Location: 35.3473° N, 118.8698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edison, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3473&lon=-118.8698&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173569
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73FVA40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FVA40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2423  73/2/12  NR.EDISON,CALIF       GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 13625
        TIME - 1240                    N10220              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 525 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JARRASEN DUSTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         EDISON,CALIF                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - POTATOES                                  TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  600                               MOUNTAINOUS
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK WIRE THEN FLEW INTO POLES AND EXPLODED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10220](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10220-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 20 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Jarrasen Duster

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730212002909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730212002909A), Feb 12, 1973: Gulstm G164A, Edison, CA, Destroyed. Acft struck wire then flew into poles and exploded.

## Other investigations on N10220 (2)

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 LAX69D0132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0132), Jul 25, 1968: Grumman G-164 (N10220), Lancaster, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB LAX66F0197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0197), Dec 26, 1965: Grumman G-164 (N10220), Buttonwillow, CA, substantial damage

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.

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