- Date
- July 28, 1984, 05:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place
- Delhi, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6711QGrumman G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 24356
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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.
Analysis
The plt took off so early it was described by a witness as still being dark. The elevation of the accident was higher than the takeoff point. The operator said the plt tended to be easy on the equipment and throttled back shortly after takeoff. He stated that the engine sounded normal until impact with the trees. There was no wind. In the opinion of the operator the plt got behind the power curve before he realized it. The plt dumped the load at some point in this occurrence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6711Q
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 227B
- Airframe hours
- 1,975
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AW14B, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Bettencourt Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 28, 1984 · 21 hours before
- Departed
- NONE · Delhi, CA
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 7,721 total · 2,421 in this make and model · 7,721 as pilot in command · 119 in the last 90 days · 80 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 330° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MER, 10 nm away