# NTSB LAX82DA127: Grumman G-164, N703Y, Bakersfield, CA, April 7, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 6, 1982, 19:00 local (Apr 7, 1982, 03:00 UTC)
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Coordinates: 35.340736, -119.06958 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3407&lon=-119.0696&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 6, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69867
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA127
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69867/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA127

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, takeoff - roll/run
  - landing gear,tire - failure,total (cause)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not possible, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Nose over, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)

## 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](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
- Serial number: 269
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 28; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820406008049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820406008049A), Apr 6, 1982: Gulstm G164, Bakersfield, CA, Substantial damage. Tire blowout on takeoff. Veered off runway into mud. Nosed over.

## 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 LAX80FVG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVG32), Apr 20, 1980: Grumman G-164 (N703Y), Butte City, 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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