- Date
- April 9, 1976
- Place
- Bakersfield, CA · BAKERSFIELD, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7692Grumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report May 10, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760409008059A
- Case key
- 153001
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0754 76/4/9 NR.BAKERSFIELD,CA GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1045 N7692 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 29, 3768 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 550 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BAKERSFIELD,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING 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-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 346 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- HIT 30FT CONCRETE STAND PIPE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7692
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N7692Registration cancelled May 21, 1976 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A
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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.