# NTSB LAX75DVA04: Grumman G-164A, N6587, Ducor, CA, July 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 15, 1974
- Place: Ducor, CA · DUCOR, CA
- Location: 35.8927° N, 119.0470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ducor, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8927&lon=-119.0470&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130306
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75DVA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DVA04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2133  74/7/15    DUCOR,CALIF         GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 7000
        TIME - 1915                    N6587               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GIUMARRA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DUCOR,CALIF                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAPES                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  400
        REMARKS- 3 FT FROM WG TIPS TO GRAPE VINEYARD WHEN ON CENTERLINE. WG CAUGHT VINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6587](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6587-2017-03-21), registration cancelled 2017-03-21, S/N 728, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (registry code 3952704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Giumarra

## 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 19740715022739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740715022739A), Jul 15, 1974: Grumav G164A, Ducor, CA, Substantial damage. 3 Ft from wg tips to grape vineyard when on centerline. Wg caught vines.

## Other investigations on N6587 (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 LAX85LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA004), Oct 7, 1984: Grumman G-164A (N6587), Lamont, 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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