- Date
- April 6, 1982, 19:00 local (Apr 7, 1982, 03:00 UTC)
- Place
- Bakersfield, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N703YGrumman G-164
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820406008049A
- Case key
- 69867
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction
Landing gear,tire - failure,totalCause
Loss of control - on ground/water
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolledFactor
Directional control - not possibleFactor
Nose over
Terrain condition - softFactor
Analysis
On 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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N703Y
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 269
- Engine
- P & W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 137
- Operator
- Gands Crop Dusting
- Registered owner
- Chuck Jones Flying Service
- Departed
- Bakersfield, CA
- Destination
- Bakersfield, CA
- Airport
- Private Airstrip
N703YRegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2011 · Grumman G-164Airframe modelGrumman G-164Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total · 500 in this make and model · 1,600 as pilot in command · 80 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °F
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 LAX80FVG32Accident · No injuriesClosedButte City, CANTSB OAK77DVG37Accident · No injuriesClosedGridley, CANTSB OAK68D0247Accident · No injuriesClosedMerced, CA