- Date
- June 9, 1964
- Place
- Bakersfield, CA · BAKERSFIELD, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N657YGrumman G164
- Status
- Completed · report October 22, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 183435
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1736 64/6/9 BAKERSFIELD CALIF GRUMMAN G164 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1515 N657Y PX- 0 0 0 TEST AGE 50, 15000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOWS FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING SYSTEMS-AILERON CABLES INSTALLED IN REVERSE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
Aircraft
- Registration
- N657Y
- Reported as
- Grumman G164
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Meadows Field
N657YRegistration cancelled Jun 5, 2006 · Grumman G-164Airframe modelGrumman G-164Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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Other investigations on N657Y · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA04LA093Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRexburg, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an object while maneuvering during an aerial application flight. Contributing factors were the pilot's diverted attention and the irrigation pivot.NTSB OAK67D0316Accident · No injuriesClosedLive Oak, CANTSB UNK64X2604Accident · No injuriesClosedFirebaugh, CA