# NTSB LAX82DA194: Grumman G-164A, N8388, Woodland, CA, May 26, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: May 26, 1982, 16:50 local (23:50 UTC)
- Place: Woodland, CA
- Coordinates: 38.710632, -121.849296 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7106&lon=-121.8493&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 26, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73090
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA194
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73090/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA194

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering - aerial application
  - object - wire,transmission (contributing factor)
  - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH WIRES AND CRASHED DURING A CROP DUSTING OPERATION. THE AIRCRAFT HIT WIRES DURING A TURN AT THE END OF A SWATH RUN.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8388](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8388), registered now, S/N 880, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (registry code 3952801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 880
- Engines: P&W R-985-AN1 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Watts Agricultural Aviation
- Registered owner: Watts Agricultural Aviation
- Departed: WOODLAND, CA
- Destination: WOODLAND, CA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 190° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 169 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: SAC, 18 nm away

## 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 19820526019259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820526019259A), May 26, 1982: Scwzer G164A, Woodland, CA, Destroyed. Aircraft hit wires during procedure turn at end of swath run.

## Other investigations on N8388 (2)

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 LAX98LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA255), Aug 3, 1998: Grumman G-164A (N8388), Nelson, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate ground clearance altitude while applying chemicals to a rice field.
- [NTSB LAX80FVG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVG34), Apr 26, 1980: Grumman G-164 (N8388), Palermo, 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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