Grumman 164B N6530K

Summary

On 7 May 1983 at about 12:15 local time, a Grumman 164B registered N6530K was involved in an accident near Lodi, 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.

Date

7 May 1983 at 12:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Lodi, California, United States

Nearest airport

Lodi (103)

Coordinates

38.1097, -121.1600

Aircraft

Grumman 164B

Registration

N6530K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

LAX83LA222

Nobody was injured.

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 AIRCRAFT WAS ROLLING FOR TAKEOFF AT DAWN WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER CROP DUSTER TAXIING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTIONTHE AIRCRAFT TAKING OFF HAD ROLLED ABOUT 100 FEET WHEN THE PILOT SAW A RED LIGHT ON THE RUNWAY AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP OR EVADE THE LIGHT. ALL EFFORTS TO TURN OR STOP WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL IN AVOIDING A COLLISION AND ATAN ESTIMATED 5 MPH UNDER HEAVY BRAKING THE AIRCRAFT NOSED DOWN AND COLLIDED AT THE SAME TIME. THE FUEL TANKS OF BOTH AIRCRAFT RUPTURED AND FIRE ERUPTED IMMEDIATELY. THE TAXIING CROP DUSTER WAS NOT BEING OPERATED INCIDENT TO FLIGHT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.