# NTSB LAX80FVG32: Grumman G-164, N703Y, Butte City, CA, April 20, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1980
- Place: Butte City, CA · BUTTE CITY, CA
- Location: 39.4646° N, 121.9900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Butte City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4646&lon=-121.9900&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 June 2, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130952
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FVG32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVG32

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N703Y-2011-03-16), registration cancelled 2011-03-16, S/N 269, built 1963 (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: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Perez Ag 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 19800420010369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800420010369A), Apr 20, 1980: Scwzer G164, Butte City, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit after takeoff. Pilot attempted emergency landing, but aircraft flipped over after touchdown.

## Other investigations on N703Y (4)

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 LAX08LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA137), May 6, 2008: Grumman G-164 (N703Y), Butte City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A 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 LAX82DA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA127), Apr 7, 1982: Grumman G-164 (N703Y), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK77DVG37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVG37), May 28, 1977: Grumman G-164 (N703Y), Gridley, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK68D0247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0247), Dec 14, 1967: Grumman G-164 (N703Y), Merced, CA, substantial damage

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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