Grumman G-164A N7853

Summary

On 17 July 1985 at about 12:45 local time, a Grumman G-164A registered N7853 was involved in an accident near Durham, 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

17 July 1985 at 12:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Durham, California, United States

Nearest airport

McRoe

Coordinates

39.6108, -121.7695

Aircraft

Grumman G-164A

Registration

N7853

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Durham → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

LAX85LA320

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

DURING AN AG FLIGHT IN WHICH A COMPOUND CONTAINING SULFUR DUST WAS BEING SPRAYED A FIRE BEGAN IN THE ACFT'S SPRAY APPARATUS. THE COCKPIT FILLED WITH HEAVY SMOKE & THE PLT MADE A SUCCESSFUL FORCED LDG IN THE UNDERLYING FIELD. THE FIRE SPREAD & EVENTUALLY CONSUMED THE ACFT. PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF THE FIRE, THE PLT DID NOT REPORT EXPERIENCING ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE WITH THE ACFT. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT ASCERTAINED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.