NTSB investigations: Grumman G-164A
13 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Grumman G-164A, where the first occurrence was “Loss of control - on ground/water”. 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
| 1982 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1984 | 2 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
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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 ('3952704')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 260))
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.
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 ('3952704')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 260))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB DFW05CA084Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Gilbert, LAThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing. A contributing factor was a deflated right main tire.NTSB CHI03LA132Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · North Platte, NEThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control and the collapse of the main landing gear. A factor to the accident was the quartering tailwind.NTSB CHI02LA152Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Langdon, NDThe pilot did not maintain directional control while taxiing. A contributing factor was the wind gust condition present at the time of the accident.NTSB CHI01LA134Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAir Tractor G-164A · Casselton, NDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while recovering from a bounced landing. A factor was the collapse of the right main landing gear.NTSB CHI94DTG01Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman G-164-A · La Moure, NDfailure of the pilot to maintain directional control.NTSB LAX93LA098Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Lost Hills, CAThe pilot's inability to maintain directional control during the landing roll out due to a binding left brake master cylinder.NTSB LAX92LA358Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Laveen, AZThe failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll.NTSB DEN91LA119Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Smyer, TXDirectional control not maintained. Factors were: crosswind, soft ground, and high vegetation.NTSB FTW90DRD03Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Glynn, LALoss of directional control on the ground, due to intermittent locking of the right brake during the landing roll.NTSB CHI84LA357Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Rice, MNPilot stated that during the takeoff roll the acft suddenly began to pull to the left. The pilot reduced power and applied right brake and rudder to correct but the left wing struck corn stalks. Examination of the acft after the accident revealed the left…NTSB ATL84LA145Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G164A · Huger, SCThe aerial application acft was using a gravel surfaced dirt road as a temporary landing strip. During the landing roll the acft drifted to the left & hit a soft spot, a tree, & nosed over in a ditch.NTSB FTW83LA298Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Grubbs, ARThe agricultural acft nosed over during landing. The plt said he was attemping to steer the acft around standing puddlesof water on a wet private airstrip when directional control was lost and the acft nosed over in a ditch.NTSB FTW82DA177Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Elreno, OKDuring takeoff the pilot encountered standing water on the runway. The aircraft swerved left and nosed over.