Grumman G-164B N8412K

Summary

On 18 April 1987 at about 21:00 local time, a Grumman G-164B registered N8412K, operated by Bowles Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Marysville, 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.

Date

18 April 1987 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Marysville, California, United States

Nearest airport

Woodland Coop

Coordinates

39.2292, -121.7794

Aircraft

Grumman G-164B

Registration

N8412K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Bowles Flying Service

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX87DVG03

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

AT THE END OF AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLT, THE PLT WAS AWARE OF A CROSS WIND FROM THE RIGHT. THE PLT TOUCHED THE ACFT DOWN ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND HELD THAT ATTITUDE FOR APRX 300 FT DOWN THE RWY. WHEN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR CONTACTED THE RWY IT FOLDED BACK AND SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE ACFT SKIDDED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY, HIT A DIRT BANK AND NOSED DOWN. THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED AFTER THE ACFT HAD BEEN MOVED BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. IN THE PROCESS EVIDENCE WAS DESTROYED TO DETERMINE IF A BOLT FOUND BY THE ACFT, IDENTIFIED AS A GEAR BOLT, WHICH WAS THE SAME SIZE AND TYPE AS THAT USED TO FASTEN THE LANDING GEAR ROOT TO THE LANDING GEAR BOX HAD FALLEN FROM THE ACFT. THE BOLT FOUND WAS A MS-20009-140.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.