# NTSB OAK77DVG28: Grumman G-164A, N10212, Butte City, CA, April 11, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1977
- Place: Butte City, CA · BUTTE CITY, CA
- Location: 39.4646° N, 121.9900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Butte City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4646&lon=-121.9900&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157483
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77DVG28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVG28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0821  77/4/11  NR.BUTTE CITY,CA      GRUMMAN G-164A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0730                    N10212              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 24, 1200 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCGOWEN RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUTTE CITY,CA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   75                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- DIRT AND RICE SEED FOUND IN BRAKES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10212](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10212-1980-07-11), registration cancelled 1980-07-11, S/N 12 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Registry model: [Schweizer G164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g164a) (registry code 8059053) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mcgowen Ranch

## 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 19770411009389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770411009389A), Apr 11, 1977: Grumav G164, Butte City, CA, Substantial damage. Dirt and rice seed found in brakes.

## Other investigations on N10212 (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 OAK79DVG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG31), Apr 8, 1979: Grumman G-164A (N10212), Gridley, CA, destroyed
- [NTSB OAK78DVG56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG56), Jun 29, 1978: Grumman G-164 (N10212), Willows, 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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