# NTSB LAX81FVG18: Grumman G-164B, N6885K, Robbins, CA, February 9, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1981
- Place: Robbins, CA · ROBBINS, CA
- Location: 38.8669° N, 121.7071° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Robbins, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8669&lon=-121.7071&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127285
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FVG18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0154   81/2/9    ROBBINS,CA          GRUMMAN G-164B      CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 7000
        TIME - 0945                    N6885K              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 955 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROBBINS,CA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT                      TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  50                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLYING OVER & UNDER PWR LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6885K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6885K-1994-09-22), registration cancelled 1994-09-22, S/N 511B (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164B
- Registry model: [Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-schweizer-a-c-gulfstream-am-g-164b) (registry code 3979904) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810209003239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810209003239A), Feb 9, 1981: Grumav G164B, Robbins, CA, Destroyed. Ag pilot hit wires on swath run during aerial application.

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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