Grumman G-164B N6651Q
19 April 1984 · Arbuckle, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 April 1984 at about 23:30 local time, a Grumman G-164B registered N6651Q, operated by Valley Air Service Ltd, was involved in an accident near Arbuckle, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Arbuckle, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Riggs Strip
- Coordinates
- 39.0208, -122.0404
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-164B
- Registration
- N6651Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Valley Air Service Ltd
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Arbuckle → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX84LA263
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 LDG WAS MADE ON AN AG AIRSTRIP WITH A RIGHT QUARTERING TAILWIND. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE PLT 'FELT WHAT APPEARED TO BE EITHER A DRAGGING LEFT BRAKE AND/OR THE ROUGH SURFACE' OF THE LANDING STRIP. THE LANDING WAS ABORTED. ON THE NEXT LANDING, THE ACFT NOSED OVER WHEN THE WHEELS MADE GROUND CONTACT. AN EXAM REVEALED MARKINGS OF BRAKE LINING-TO-DISC CONTACT ALONG WITH SIGNS OF HEAT AND WEAR ON BOTH MAIN GEAR WHEELS. THE WHEELS DID TURN, BUT WITH SOME DIFFICULTY WHEN THEY WERE CHECKED. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM THE WNW AT 15 GUSTING 25 KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman G-164B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Feb 1984 | Grumman G-164B | Dawson, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jun 1984 | Grumman G-164B-450 | Pullman, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1984 | Grumman G-164B | Spokane, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1984 | Grumman G-164B | Silver Creek, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1984 | Grumman G-164B | Humnoke, Arkansas, United States | Farmers Flying Service | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1984 | Grumman G-164B | Leesburg, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 1984 | Cessna 401A | San Francisco, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1984 | Eipper QUICKSILVER MX | Thousand Oaks, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1984 | Hughes 500C (369HS) | San Diego, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1984 | Cessna 180J | Hayward, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1984 | Piper PA-31T | Concord, California, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 5 Feb 1984 | Cessna 150M | Fremont, California, United States | Fremont Flying Service | No injuries | - |