- Date
- October 22, 1980
- Place
- Bakersfield, CA · BAKERSFIELD, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8507HGrumman G-164A
- Status
- Completed · report November 26, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801022057909A
- Case key
- 128543
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2778 80/10/22 BAKERSFIELD,CA GRUMMAN G-164A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 3200 TIME - 1445 N8507H PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BAKERSFIELD,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 700 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 350 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8507H
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8507HRegistration cancelled Aug 14, 2012 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8507H · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX95LA186Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRichvale, CAthe pilot's failure to maintain a glidepath adequate to avoid an obstacle, and his inadequate compensation for the wind.NTSB LAX94LA247Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBakersfield, CAThe in-flight fire due to the spontaneous combustion of sulfur dust and subsequent forced landing. A factor was the high temperature.NTSB LAX92LA110Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGreenfield, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude during an intentionally performed low altitude flight in mountainous terrain. Contributing factors related to the pilot's visual perception of the canyon area because of changes in the ambient lighting…NTSB LAX76DVA05Accident · No injuriesClosedOld River, CA