- Date
- April 5, 1966
- Place
- Chico, CA · CHICO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N716YGrumman G-164
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172538
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0614 66/4/5 CHICO CALIF GRUMMAN G-164 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 300 TIME - 1025 N716Y PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO RELOADING AREA PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 72 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST) KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 115 FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N716Y
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N716YRegistration cancelled Apr 25, 2023 · Grumman G-164Airframe modelGrumman G-164Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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Other investigations on N716Y · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB WPR11CA198Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPrinceton, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and collision with terrain.NTSB OAK71FVG65Accident · Minor injuriesClosedBiggs, CANTSB UNK64X3213Accident · Minor injuriesClosedAlpaugh, CANTSB UNK64X2143Accident · No injuriesClosedAlpaugh, CA