# NTSB OAK71DVG06: Grumman G-164, N594Y, Yuba City, CA, July 31, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1970
- Place: Yuba City, CA · YUBA CITY, CA
- Location: 39.1298° N, 121.6415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuba City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1298&lon=-121.6415&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109536
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71DVG06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVG06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3092  70/7/31    YUBA CITY,CALIF     GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 18065
        TIME - 0855                    N594Y               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 3000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUTTER COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KNIGHTS LDG,CALIF           YUBA CITY,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 9999                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          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                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  100                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- HIT RICE CHECK.DAMAGED L WHEEL. GR COLLAPSED DURG PRECAUTIONARY LDG AT ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N594Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N594Y-2008-04-03), registration cancelled 2008-04-03, S/N 256, built 1964 (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 R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sutter County

## Other investigations on N594Y (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 LAX81DVG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVG36), May 9, 1981: Grumman G-164 (N594Y), Durham, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK76DVG85](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG85), Jun 27, 1976: Grumman G-164A (N594Y), Willows, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK72FVG16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FVG16), Aug 17, 1971: Grumman G-164 (N594Y), Davis, 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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