OAK77DVG09

NTSB accident investigation · Grumman G-164 · Live Oak, CA · November 13, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 13, 1976
Place
Live Oak, CA · LIVE OAK, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N704YGrumman G-164
Status
Completed · report January 20, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19761113037669A
Case key
156276

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3592  76/11/13 NR.LIVE OAK,CA        GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 7717
        TIME - 1145                    N704Y               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 3500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOGGS DUSTERSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LIVE OAK,CA                LIVE OAK,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - SABOTAGE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 7717                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- LEFT WHEEL CAME OFF. COTTER PINS REMOVED FRM HUBS.

Aircraft

Registration
N704Y
Reported as
Grumman G-164
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Boggs Dusterstrip

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Other investigations on N704Y · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.