Grumman American G164-B N31184

Summary

On 1 April 1983 at about 19:00 local time, a Grumman American G164-B registered N31184 was involved in an accident near Near Madera, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 April 1983 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Near Madera, California, United States

Coordinates

36.9091, -120.1892

Aircraft

Grumman American G164-B

Registration

N31184

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX83LA172

1 person had minor injuries.

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 ACFT HIT A CHUCK HOLE IN HIGH GRASS DURING TAKEOFF ROLL FROM A FIELD FOR AN AERIAL APPLICATION MISSION. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT. THE WEATHER WAS VMC AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING FROM THE FIELD AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.