- Date
- July 2, 1964
- Place
- Firebaugh, CA · FIREBAUGH, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N657YGrumman G164
- Status
- Completed · report October 8, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182922
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1903 64/7/2 FIREBAUGH CALIF GRUMMAN G164 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0226 N657Y PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 50, 15000 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 220 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1200 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING FORESTS KIND OF CROP - TOMATOES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 270 PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N657Y
- Reported as
- Grumman G164
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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 UNK64X2205Accident · No injuriesClosedBakersfield, CA