# NTSB LAX80DVG57: Grumman G-164, N656Y, Pleasant Grove, CA, June 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1980
- Place: Pleasant Grove, CA · PLEASANT GROVE, CA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130390
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVG57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVG57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1471  80/6/24  NR.PLEASANT GROVE,CA  GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 2300
        TIME - 1000                    N656Y               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 850 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIEWER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NATOMAS,CA                 PLEASANT GROVE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (EMERGENCY SYSTEM)
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  20
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- RIGHT PARKING BRAKE MECHANISM MALFUNCTION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N656Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N656Y-2013-02-13), registration cancelled 2013-02-13, S/N 310, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs R755A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (registry code 35006, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Biewer Strip

## 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 19800624028989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800624028989A), Jun 24, 1980: Gulstm G164, Pleasant Grove, CA, Substantial damage. Right brake locked on landing at ag strip. Airplane nosed over on runway.

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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