NTSB investigations: Ag-Cat G-164B

5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Ag-Cat G-164B. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

19992026
NTSB investigations: Ag-Cat G-164B per year, 1999–2026: 5 cases
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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1260000'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

NTSB CEN24LA029Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAg-Cat G-164B · Abbeville, LAThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line during an aerial application flight.Oct 28, 2023 · N910MG · Substantial damageNTSB CEN21LA287Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportGrumman G164 · Sedgwick, ARThe total loss of engine power due to the failure and disengagement of the torque sensor assembly front spur gear from its splined shouldered shaft due to a loose self-locking nut.Jun 20, 2021 · N62375 · Substantial damageNTSB GAA17CA321Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAg-Cat G 164 · Tulelake, CAThe pilot’s improper decision to perform a low altitude fly-by over ground equipment, which resulted in the airplane striking the equipment.Jun 5, 2017 · N80083 · Substantial damageNTSB CHI01LA242Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAg-Cat G-164B · Wallace, NEThe inadequate preflight planning by the pilot, the pilot initiating the flight with an inadequate fuel supply, and the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing. Factors were the fuel exhaustion, the low altitude and the soft field.Jul 26, 2001 · N80083 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA99LA115Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164B · Paul, IDThe pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed during takeoff and initial climb, resulting in stall/mush and inability of the aircraft to sustain level flight. Factors included high density altitude, a tailwind, an uphill takeoff surface, and crops in the…Jul 12, 1999 · N8005C · Substantial damage