# NTSB LAX80DVA14: Grumman G-164B, N6659Q, Ceres, CA, February 21, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 21, 1980
- Place: Ceres, CA · CERES, CA
- Location: 37.5988° N, 120.9680° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ceres, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5988&lon=-120.9680&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 26, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132250
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVA14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0094  80/2/21    CERES,CA            GRUMMAN G-164B      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2930
        TIME - 1330                    N6659Q              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CERES,CA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO RELOADING AREA
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6659Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6659Q-1984-05-22), registration cancelled 1984-05-22, S/N 186B (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164B
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (registry code 3952802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19800221006309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800221006309A), Feb 21, 1980: Gulstm G164B, Ceres, CA, Substantial damage. Engine lost partial power. Elected to land in farm field. Aircraft flipped over by soft mud. Possible carb ice.

## Other investigations on N6659Q (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 LAX82DVA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DVA12), Feb 12, 1982: Grumman G-164B (N6659Q), Valley Home, CA, destroyed

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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