- Date
- July 1, 1988, 11:35 local (18:35 UTC)
- Place
- Gridley, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7933Grumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880701025319A
- Case key
- 25770
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the landing roll, the left wing caught on high weeds. The pilot lost control of the airplane, veered off the landing strip, and collided with a ditch paralleling the runway. There were no reported mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane at the time of the accident. The pilot reported that due to the runway having numerous pot holes, landings were conducted on the eastern edge of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7933
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 818
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Bowles Flying Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 21, 1988 · 76 hours before
- Departed
- Live Oak, CA
- Destination
- Gridley, CA
- Airport
- Terhel Farms, runway 18, 4,000 × 50 ft, gravel
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Expired
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,935 total · 2,137 in this make and model · 401 in the last 90 days · 245 in the last 30 days · 13 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °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 N7933 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.