# NTSB OAK72FVG16: Grumman G-164, N594Y, Davis, CA, August 17, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1971
- Place: Davis, CA · DAVIS, CA
- Location: 38.5561° N, 121.7378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Davis, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5561&lon=-121.7378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 3, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162711
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK72FVG16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FVG16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3099  71/8/17    DAVIS,CALIF         GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 16000
        TIME - 0500                    N594Y               PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 8000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEW BROS.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SACREMENTO,CALIF            DAVIS,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
```

## 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: Chew Bros.

## 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 OAK71DVG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVG06), Jul 31, 1970: Grumman G-164 (N594Y), Yuba City, 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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