- Date
- April 20, 1980
- Place
- Butte City, CA · BUTTE CITY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N703YGrumman G-164
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800420010369A
- Case key
- 130952
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1431 80/4/20 BUTTE CITY,CA GRUMMAN G-164 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0700 N703Y PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 38, 10023 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 6000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PEREZ AG STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BUTTE CITY,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 6000 KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING 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 REMARKS- FORCED LNDG IN WET RICE FLD.WND GSTG 20KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N703Y
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Perez Ag Strip
N703YRegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2011 · Grumman G-164Airframe modelGrumman G-164Engine 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 N703Y · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX08LA137Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportButte City, CAA total loss of engine power during takeoff due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's failure to verify the fuel quantity prior to flight.NTSB LAX82DA127Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBakersfield, CAOn takeoff roll the right main tire blew causing the aircraft to veer to the right, leave the runway, and nose over in the soft mud.NTSB OAK77DVG37Accident · No injuriesClosedGridley, CANTSB OAK68D0247Accident · No injuriesClosedMerced, CA