Grumman-Schweizer G-164B N6794K
20 July 2002 · Knights Landing, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 July 2002 at about 15:00 local time, a Grumman-Schweizer G-164B registered N6794K was involved in an accident near Knights Landing, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Knights Landing, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.9008, -121.8125
- Aircraft
- Grumman-Schweizer G-164B
- Registration
- N6794K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Verona → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX02LA232
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate visual lookout, resulting in an in-flight collision with wires.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane collided with power lines while maneuvering during an aerial application flight. Thereafter, the airplane crashed into a field. The impacted line was 33 feet above ground level. The pilot indicated that he had observed some of the lines, but not the line with the lowest elevation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman-Schweizer G-164B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 May 2002 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164B | Hordville, Nebraska, United States | AG Flight Inc | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 2002 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164B | Ferriday, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 2002 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164B | Martin, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 2002 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164B | Sacramento, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 2002 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164B | Shelley, Idaho, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 2002 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164B | Weiser, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 2002 | Ayres S2R-T34 | Firebaugh, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 2002 | Beechcraft A36TC | San Andreas, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 May 2002 | Sierra RAF 2000 GTX-SE | Lompoc, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 2002 | Trenti RV-4 | Jacumba, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Feb 2002 | Thunder and Colt COLT 120 A | Moreno Valley, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 2002 | Pzl-Bielsko SZD-42-2 JANTAR | Hemet, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |