# NTSB OAK77DVM19: Weatherly 201B, N2937W, Greenfield, CA, May 7, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1977
- Place: Greenfield, CA · GREENFIELD, CA
- Location: 36.3240° N, 121.2437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenfield, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3240&lon=-121.2437&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158165
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77DVM19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVM19

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1180   77/5/7    GREENFIELD,CA       GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 5625
        TIME - 0445                    N9707               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - METZ
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GONZALES                    GREENFIELD,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5625                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1180   77/5/7    GREENFIELD,CA       WEATHERLY 201B      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 700
        TIME - 0445                    N2937W              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - METZ
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENFIELD,CA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  700                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - LETTUCE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N2937W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2937W-2012-09-24), registration cancelled 2012-09-24, S/N 604, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WEATHERLY 201B
- Registry model: [Weatherly 201B](https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201b) (registry code 9630408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Metz

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N9707](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9707-2013-05-24), registration cancelled 2013-05-24, S/N 1207, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (registry code 3952801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Metz

## FAA reports on this event (2)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770507015322A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770507015322A), May 7, 1977: Wthrly 201B, Greenfield, CA, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19770507015321A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770507015321A), May 7, 1977: Gulstm G164C, Greenfield, CA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2937W (3)

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 OAK79DVG58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG58), Jun 30, 1979: Weatherly 201B (N2937W), Lincoln, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK74DVD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVD24), Mar 11, 1974: Weatherly 201B (N2937W), Stockton, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK73DVD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVD16), Sep 8, 1972: Weatherly 201B (N2937W), Holt, 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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