- Date
- October 4, 1976
- Place
- Old River, CA · OLD RIVER, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8507HGrumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report November 1, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761004031219A
- Case key
- 156055
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2721 76/10/4 NR.OLD RIVER,CA GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0645 N8507H PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 25, 2960 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 550 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKEVIEW DUSTER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION METLER STATION,CA OLD RIVER,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1750 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 500 REMARKS- LNDED ALONG SIDE OF ASPHALT STRIP ON SOFT ALKALI DIRT. FOG IN SPRAY AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8507H
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lakeview Duster
N8507HRegistration cancelled Aug 14, 2012 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8507H · 4
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NTSB LAX95LA186Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRichvale, CAthe pilot's failure to maintain a glidepath adequate to avoid an obstacle, and his inadequate compensation for the wind.NTSB LAX94LA247Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBakersfield, CAThe in-flight fire due to the spontaneous combustion of sulfur dust and subsequent forced landing. A factor was the high temperature.NTSB LAX92LA110Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGreenfield, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude during an intentionally performed low altitude flight in mountainous terrain. Contributing factors related to the pilot's visual perception of the canyon area because of changes in the ambient lighting…NTSB LAX81DVA08Accident · No injuriesClosedBakersfield, CA