# NTSB OAK79FUG65: Grumman G-164, N704Y, Trowbridge, CA, July 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1979
- Place: Trowbridge, CA · TROWBRIDGE, CA
- Location: 38.9264° N, 121.5148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trowbridge, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9264&lon=-121.5148&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134647
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79FUG65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FUG65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2038  79/7/24    TROWBRIDGE,CA       GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 2400
        TIME - 1130                    N704Y               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COON CREEK,CA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2400                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING OTHER
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  80
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND                          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- COLLIDED W PWR LINE.
```

## 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: Destroyed

## 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 19790724020219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790724020219A), Jul 24, 1979: Gulstm G164A, Kempton, CA, Destroyed. Acft struck high voltage static lines during spray operation. Crashed and burned.

## 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 OAK77DVG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVG09), Nov 13, 1976: Grumman G-164 (N704Y), Live Oak, CA, substantial damage
- [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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