# NTSB OAK73FVG56: Grumman G-164, N706Y, Marysville, CA, April 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1973
- Place: Marysville, CA · MARYSVILLE, CA
- Location: 39.1515° N, 121.5834° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marysville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1515&lon=-121.5834&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170693
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK73FVG56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVG56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0769  73/4/18    MARYSVILLE,CALIF    GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 18930
        TIME - 1840                    N706Y               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 1950 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARYSVILLE,CALIF            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
         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 -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT                      TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  100                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FERTILIZER GOT IN PLTS EYES.TEMPORARY BLINDNESS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N706Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N706Y-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 316 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730418009019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730418009019A), Apr 18, 1973: Gulstm G164A, Marysville, CA, Destroyed. Fertilizer got in plts eyes. Temporary blindness.

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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