NTSB investigations: Grumman G-164A, 1985
6 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Grumman G-164A. 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
| 1966 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 1967 | 3 |
| 1968 | 4 |
| 1969 | 21 |
| 1970 | 12 |
| 1971 | 17 |
| 1972 | 21 |
| 1973 | 25 |
| 1974 | 26 |
| 1975 | 34 |
| 1976 | 30 |
| 1977 | 23 |
| 1978 | 20 |
| 1979 | 21 |
| 1980 | 8 |
| 1981 | 10 |
| 1982 | 9 |
| 1983 | 9 |
| 1984 | 13 |
| 1985 | 6 |
| 1986 | 9 |
| 1987 | 7 |
| 1988 | 7 |
| 1989 | 4 |
| 1990 | 13 |
| 1991 | 7 |
| 1992 | 4 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1994 | 4 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1997 | 4 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 2 |
| 2000 | 5 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 |
Where
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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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1985
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3952704'))
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 year(c."eventDate") = 1985
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3952704'))
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 DEN85LTG05Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman G164A · Colfax, NDThe plt noticed the spray pump was stuck in the off position shortly after takeoff for the aerial application flt. The decision was made to land on a private strip and during landing on the soft fld, the acft contacted high vegetation and nosed down.NTSB SEA85LA187Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman 164A · Shelley, IDThe safety broke in the carburetor and the seat backed out causing fuel starvation. The carburetor had been overhauled 350 hours prior to the accident.NTSB LAX85LA320Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Durham, CADuring an ag flight in which a compound containing sulfur dust was being sprayed a fire began in the acft's spray apparatus. The cockpit filled with heavy smoke & the plt made a successful forced ldg in the underlying field. The fire spread & eventually…NTSB DEN85LA173Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Deming, NMThe plt told FAA he was spraying a cotton field and was turning around from a swath run when the propeller feathered. The plt told NTSB that the acft 'pitched upward and lost power.' Acft type certificate shows that a hamilton standard propeller m/n…NTSB SEA85LA098Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Kendrick, IDThe plt stated that he had completed a spray application & was making a normal landing when the left main gear failed. Subsequently, the acft veered off the left side of the rwy & nosed over. AD 76-13-10, pertaining to a dye penetrant inspection of the main…NTSB FTW85FPJ01Accident · Serious injuriesFinal reportGrumman AG CAT G-164 · Norman, OKThe acft collided with a high static wire on an electric transmission line before colliding out of control with the ground. The plt stated after the accident that he forgot about the static line and flew into it during a maneuver for aerial spraying.