- Date
- June 8, 1971
- Place
- Robbins, CA · ROBBINS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N699YGrumman G164
- Status
- Completed · report February 2, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161427
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1908 71/6/8 ROBBINS,CALIF GRUMMAN G164 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 6000 TIME - 0700 N699Y PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 435 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AIKEN STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROBBINS,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3500 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- NR 3 CYL HEAD CRACKED PARALLEL TO PISTON TOP THRU SPRK PLUG HOLES.CRSH.LNDD AVDG 7000GAL TEST TANK
Aircraft
- Registration
- N699Y
- Reported as
- Grumman G164
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Aiken Strip
N699YRegistration cancelled Oct 17, 2011 · Grumman G-164Airframe modelGrumman G-164Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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