# NTSB UNK64X1563: Grumman G164, N405Y, Live Oak, CA, May 2, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1964
- Place: Live Oak, CA · LIVE OAK, CA
- Location: 39.2788° N, 121.6624° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Live Oak, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2788&lon=-121.6624&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184465
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1563
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1563

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1123   64/5/2    LIVE OAK CALIF      GRUMMAN G164        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 5000
        TIME - 1330                    N405Y               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 2800 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  80
        REMARKS- AXLE ATTACH BOLTS FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N405Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N405Y-2012-11-15), registration cancelled 2012-11-15, S/N 215, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G164
- Registry model: [Grumman G-164](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (registry code 3952702) (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

## Other investigations on N405Y (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 OAK66F0001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0001), Apr 24, 1965: Grumman G-164 (N405Y), Yuba City, 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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