# NTSB OAK78DVA30: Grumman G164A, N8932H, Ballico, CA, March 10, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1978
- Place: Ballico, CA · BALLICO, CA
- Location: 37.4519° N, 120.7037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ballico, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4519&lon=-120.7037&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143775
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78DVA30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0202  78/3/10  NR.BALLICO,CA         GRUMMAN G164A       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 5000
        TIME - 0745                    N8932H              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BALLICO,CA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: MANEUVER TO AVOID OBSTRUCTION
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS                            TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  300                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
        REMARKS- HIT POWER LINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8932H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8932H-2013-03-11), registration cancelled 2013-03-11, S/N 1571, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G164A
- 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 R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780310002829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780310002829A), Mar 10, 1978: Gulstm G164C, Ballico, CA, Substantial damage. Hit power line.

## Other investigations on N8932H (1)

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 LAX86DVA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86DVA05), Apr 5, 1986: Grumman G164A (N8932H), Snelling, CA, destroyed

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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