Grumman G-164 N9707
11 July 1983 · Princeton, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 July 1983 at about 18:30 local time, a Grumman G-164 registered N9707 was involved in an accident near Princeton, 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 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Princeton, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lambertville (NONE)
- Coordinates
- 39.4096, -122.0400
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-164
- Registration
- N9707
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83LA330
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 ACFT MADE A FORCED LANDING AND WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE AFTER AN ENGINE FAILURE DURING A SPRAYING OPERATION. THE PLT STATED THAT HIS FLAGGER SAW BLACK SMOKE DURING THE PULL-UP. THE SMOKE TURNED WHITE AND WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE STACKS. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AFTER THE ACCIDENT SHOWED THAT #3 CYLINDER HEAD HAD SEPARATED ABOVE THE CYLINDER BARRELTHERE WAS NO INDICATION OF FIRE OR IMPACT DAMAGE IN THAT AREA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman G-164 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 1983 | Grumman G-164 | Alligator, Mississippi, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1983 | Grumman G-164 | Quincy, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1983 | Grumman G-164 | Odessa, Missouri, United States | DAN Kirkpatrick | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1982 | Grumman G-164 | Lamar, Colorado, United States | Reisig Bros. Aerial Spraying, | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1982 | Grumman G-164 | Lancaster, California, United States | J&J Cropdusters, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1984 | Grumman G-164 | Kindred, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1983 | Enstrom F280C | Concord, California, United States | Air Executive | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1983 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD | Compton, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Mar 1983 | Van's RV-3A | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Cessna 150L | Daggett, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172N | Woodland, California, United States | River City Air/Charter | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Fresno, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |