Grumman G-164B N4859S
1 July 1982 · Stockton, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 1 July 1982 at about 17:53 local time, a Grumman G-164B registered N4859S, operated by BUD Murphy, was involved in an accident near Stockton, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:53
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Stockton, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-164B
- Registration
- N4859S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- BUD Murphy
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Peters → Peters
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX82FVD19
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT WAS SPRAYING A FIELD THAT REQUIRED FLYING UNDER A DOUBLE SET OF HIGH POWERLINES. ON THE THIRD PASS AFTER GOING UNDER ONE SET OF WIRES THE PILOT PULLED UP TOO SOON AND HIT THE SECOND SET OF WIRES. THE PILOT STATED IN HIS ACCIDENT REPORT THAT IT WAS A MATTER OF A SPLIT SECOND MISJUDGEMENT ON HIS PART.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman G-164B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 1982 | Grumman G-164B | Houston, Texas, United States | Air Rice Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1982 | Grumman G-164B | Society Hill, Alabama, United States | James H. Morris | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1982 | Grumman G-164B | Coolidge, Arizona, United States | Sarita Aerial Contractors Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1982 | Grumman G-164B | Humnoke, Arkansas, United States | Farmer & Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1982 | Grumman G-164B | Valley Home, California, United States | W. S. Murphy | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1982 | Grumman G-164B | Rowland, North Carolina, United States | Custom Spraying Service | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Truckee, California, United States | Larry Laurich | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1982 | Cessna 180K | El Cajon, California, United States | Hartley Warren | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1982 | Cessna 182 | Truckee, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Jun 1982 | Cessna 205 | El Centro, California, United States | Thomas James Sullivan | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 May 1982 | Cessna 182 | Truckee, California, United States | Charlie Roeschen | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172 | Antioch, California, United States | Executive Air | No injuries | - |