# NTSB OAK76DVG34: Grumman G-164, N10259, Brooks, CA, November 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 15, 1975
- Place: Brooks, CA · BROOKS, CA
- Location: 38.7369° N, 122.1468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brooks, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7369&lon=-122.1468&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151825
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76DVG34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3364  75/11/15   BROOKS,CA           GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2700
        TIME - 1445                    N10259              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 275 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEPHENS STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROOKS,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2700                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  300
        REMARKS- RET TO STRIP & LND OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10259](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10259-1988-09-26), registration cancelled 1988-09-26, S/N 59 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stephens Strip

## 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 19751115037449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751115037449A), Nov 15, 1975: Gulstm G164A, Brooks, CA, Substantial damage. Ret to strip & lnd ok.

## Other investigations on N10259 (2)

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 FTW87DRD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DRD04), Apr 16, 1987: Grumman G-164 (N10259), Rayne, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK77DVG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVG20), Mar 21, 1977: Grumman G-164 (N10259), Esparto, 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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