- Date
- July 10, 1973
- Place
- Woodland, CA · WOODLAND, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N487YGrumman G-164
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 189647
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1815 73/7/10 WOODLAND,CALIF GRUMMAN G-164 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0540 N487Y PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 47, 20200 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KNIGHTS LANDNG,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS REMARKS- ACFT HIT VORTICES CREATED BY 5 OR 6 PREVIOUS PASSES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N487Y
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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