# NTSB LAX80DVG50: Grumman G-164, N5168, Sacramento, CA, June 28, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 28, 1980
- Place: Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
- Location: 38.5816° N, 121.4944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sacramento, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5816&lon=-121.4944&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129857
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVG50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1437  80/6/28  NR.SACRAMENTO,CA      GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 2300
        TIME - 1430                    N5168               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 850 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WATER COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         SACRAMENTO,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1800                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH RICE CHECK AT END OF 2000FT STRIP.TEMP 98DEG,ELEV 20FT MSL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5168 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Water County

## 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 19800628021499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800628021499A), Jun 28, 1980: Gulstm G164A, Natomas, CA, Destroyed. Struck rice levee on takeoff from a duster strip. Factors; full load, hot humid day, light wind.

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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