# NTSB LAX89DUM03: Grumman G-164, N10219, Blythe, CA, November 10, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: November 10, 1988, 09:20 local (17:20 UTC)
- Place: Blythe, CA
- Location: 33.6535° N, 114.6218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blythe, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6535&lon=-114.6218&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 26140
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX89DUM03
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/26140/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DUM03

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, maneuvering - aerial application
  - fuel system,line fitting - sheared (cause)
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LOST POWER ON A 'SPRAY PASS.' HE THEN EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING STRAIGHT AHEAD AND NOSED OVER AFTER TOUCHDOWN IN A COTTON FIELD. INVESTIGATION REVEALED AN ELBOW FITTING CONNECTING THE MAIN FUEL SUPPLY LINE AND THE CARBURETOR WAS SHEARED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10219](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10219-2004-03-31), registration cancelled 2004-03-31, S/N 19, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 19
- Airframe hours: 9700
- Engines: P&W R-1340-AN1 600 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Chuck Jones Flying Service
- Registered owner: Chuck Jones Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: 100 hour, November 1, 1988, 60 hours before
- Departed: 12, BLYTHE, CA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 67; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: center; flight hours: 11,050 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 11,000 as pilot in command, 200 in the last 90 days, 50 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: variable at 3 knots
- Visibility: 25 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19881110050669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881110050669A), Nov 10, 1988: Scwzer G164, Blythe, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit during a spray operation. Flipped over on forced landing. Fuel line elbow at carburetor had broken off.

## Other investigations on N10219 (3)

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.

- [NTSB LAX86FVG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVG04), May 7, 1986: Grumman G-164 (N10219), Butte City, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK77DYGH0](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DYGH0), Jun 1, 1977: Gruman G-164 (N10219), Biggs, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB OAK75DVG61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVG61), May 9, 1975: Grumman G-164 (N10219), Biggs, CA, substantial damage

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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