# NTSB OAK70D0039: Grumman G-164, N954X, Williams, CA, July 5, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1969
- Place: Williams, CA · WILLIAMS, CA
- Location: 39.1498° N, 122.1390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williams, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1498&lon=-122.1390&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167918
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70D0039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70D0039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2086   69/7/5    WILLIAMS,CALIF      GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 11260
        TIME - 0900                    N954X               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 2400 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- STRIP WAS NEW AND SOFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N954X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N954X-1972-02-17), registration cancelled 1972-02-17, S/N 468 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (registry code 3952704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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