- Date
- April 1, 1983, 11:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Near Madera, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N31184Grumman American G164-B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830401010929A
- Case key
- 23664
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft hit a chuck hole in high grass during takeoff roll from a field for an aerial application mission. The left landing gear separated from the acft. The weather was VMC and no flight plan was filed. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The flight was originating from the field at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N31184
- Reported as
- Grumman American G164-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 6B
- Airframe hours
- 2,473
- Engine
- P&W R-985 AN1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Ray Pool
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1982 · 156 hours before
- Airport
- runway 27, 1,800 × 20 ft, grass/turf
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 7,929 total · 6,458 in this make and model · 7,176 as pilot in command · 182 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °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 N31184 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.