# NTSB SEA81DYA11: Grumman G-164, N730Y, Monteview, ID, June 10, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1981
- Place: Monteview, ID · MONTEVIEW, ID
- Location: 43.9719° N, 112.5364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monteview, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9719&lon=-112.5364&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125536
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81DYA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1139  81/6/10    MONTEVIEW,ID        GRUMMAN G-164       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 944
        TIME - 1300                    N730Y               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTEVIEW,ID                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  5000                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- L GEAR HIT RIDGE,CONTD FLT.FURTHER DMG DRG LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N730Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N730Y-2012-07-09), registration cancelled 2012-07-09, S/N 291 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs R755B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (registry code 35007, 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 19810610032139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810610032139A), Jun 10, 1981: Gulstm G164, Monteview, ID, Substantial damage. Damaged wheel on ridge during ag operation. Airplane flipped over while landing on a road to check damage.

## Other investigations on N730Y (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 FTW94LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA087), Feb 26, 1994: Grumman G-164 (N730Y), Almyra, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY.
- [NTSB MKC87LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA114), Jun 1, 1987: Grumman G-164 (N730Y), Knoble, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC72FCJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCJ01), Jul 1, 1971: Grumman G-164 (N730Y), Ainsworth, NE, 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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