# NTSB OAK79DVG36: Grumman G-164, N616Y, Richvale, CA, May 9, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1979
- Place: Richvale, CA · RICHVALE, CA
- Location: 39.4937° N, 121.7508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richvale, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4937&lon=-121.7508&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136035
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DVG36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0777   79/5/9  NR.RICHVALE,CA        GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2445
        TIME - 1400                    N616Y               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 199 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JONES STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         RICHVALE,CA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          HAZE                                                     340
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  500                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  120
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND                             PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- GUSTY WINDS,SLOW TURNAROUND,ACFT STALLED AS WIND CHANGED.ACFT HIT TERRAIN AND FLIPPED OVER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N616Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N616Y-1981-05-08), registration cancelled 1981-05-08, S/N 307 (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: Jones Strip

## 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 19790509007969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790509007969A), May 9, 1979: Gulstm G164, Richvale, CA, Substantial damage. While spraying fertilizer, the pilot tried to make a steep turn to avoid powerlines. Aircraft stalled. .

## Other investigations on N616Y (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 OAK70D0006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70D0006), Apr 27, 1969: Grumman G-164 (N616Y), Nelson, 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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