# NTSB OAK77DVG09: Grumman G-164, N704Y, Live Oak, CA, November 13, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1976
- Place: Live Oak, CA · LIVE OAK, CA
- Location: 39.2788° N, 121.6624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Live Oak, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2788&lon=-121.6624&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 20, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156276
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77DVG09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVG09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N704Y-1985-06-04), registration cancelled 1985-06-04, S/N 270 (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: Boggs Dusterstrip

## 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 19761113037669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761113037669A), Nov 13, 1976: Grumav G164, Live Oak, CA, Substantial damage. Left wheel came off. Cotter pins removed frm hubs.

## Other investigations on N704Y (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 OAK79FUG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FUG65), Jul 24, 1979: Grumman G-164 (N704Y), Trowbridge, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB OAK71FVA77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71FVA77), May 29, 1971: Grumman G-164 (N704Y), Madera, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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