# NTSB LAX82DA365: Grumman G-164B, N48482, Delano, CA, September 27, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 27, 1982, 10:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Delano, CA
- Coordinates: 35.780254, -119.230445 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7803&lon=-119.2304&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70444
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA365
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70444/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA365

## 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,static (contributing factor)
  - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot in command (cause)
  - pressure induced by others, other person (cause)

## Analysis

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH WIRES DURING SPRAYING OF GRAPES. NO AIR OR GROUND SURVEY MADE WHICH WAS A NORMAL PROCEDURE. WORK PRESSURE CREATED THE DEVIATION.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48482](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48482-1984-07-12), registration cancelled 1984-07-12, S/N 40B (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164B
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (registry code 3952802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 40B
- Airframe hours: 3800
- Engines: P & W R-985 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Mcfarland Dusters
- Registered owner: Mcfarland Dusters
- Departed: DLO, DELANO, CA
- Destination: DLO, DELANO, CA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 847 total, 225 in this make and model, 793 as pilot in command, 53 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 225° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Temperature: 167 °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 19820927049349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820927049349A), Sep 27, 1982: Scwzer G164B, Delano, CA, Destroyed. Struck wires on edge of field after a spray run. Failed to visually survey field prior to the spray operation.

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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