Grumman G-164B N6659Q
12 February 1982 · Valley Home, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 February 1982 at about 00:30 local time, a Grumman G-164B registered N6659Q, operated by W. S. Murphy, was involved in an accident near Valley Home, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Valley Home, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tremble Ranch
- Coordinates
- 37.7990, -120.7404
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-164B
- Registration
- N6659Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- W. S. Murphy
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tremble Ranch → Tremble Ranch
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX82DVA12
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 REPORTED THAT DURING TAKEOFF, THERE WAS A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON SOFT TERRAIN ABOUT 1/4 MILE FROM THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER. THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED WHILE IT WAS BEING MOVED AFTER THE ACCIDENT. REPORTEDLY, FUEL HAD BECOME TRAPPED IN THE FUSELAGE AND THE BATTERY HAD NOT BEEN DISCONNECTED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE.
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 | - |
| 5 Oct 1982 | Grumman G-164B | Rowland, North Carolina, United States | Custom Spraying Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1982 | Grumman G-164B | Beedeville, Arkansas, United States | Breckenridge Flying Service | No injuries | - |
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| 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 | - |