- Date
- November 30, 1983, 11:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Madera, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N31184Grumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831130059359A
- Case key
- 24105
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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.
Loss of control - in flight
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
Stall - inadvertent
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)Factor
Analysis
At about 75 ft AGL in a procedure turnaround the acft stalled & collided with orange trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N31184
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 63
- Airframe hours
- 2,100
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 525 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Ray Pool
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 20, 1983 · 149 hours before
N31184Registration cancelled Mar 21, 2012 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 7,547 total · 2,100 in this make and model · 7,420 as pilot in command · 103 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 61 °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.
NTSB LAX83LA172Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNear Madera, CAThe 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…NTSB LAX76DVA58Accident · No injuriesClosedButtonwillow, CA