Grumman G-164B accident near Tracy, CA
On August 1, 2000, a Grumman G-164B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Tracy, CA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 1, 2000
- Place
- Tracy, CA
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-164B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.832°N, 121.403°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X21763
NTSB summary
On August 1, 2000, about 1147 Pacific daylight time, a Grumman G-164B, N6737K, collided with an electrical tower approximately 5 miles north of Tracy, California. The airplane was destroyed in the collision sequence. The certificated commercial pilot, the sole occupant, received fatal injuries. Haley Flying Service, Inc., operated the airplane during the agricultural flight under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 137. The flight departed the Haley Flying Service private agricultural strip about 1143. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed. Witnesses stated that the airplane was making a turn when it appeared to stall, roll to the right, and collide with the top of a 300-foot-tall electrical transmission tower. The airplane's right wing was partially severed. Thereafter, they observed the airplane continue traveling about 130 yards before finally impacting the ground in an inverted attitude in an adjacent agricultural field. A fire erupted about 10 seconds after the airplane came to rest, and it partially consumed the wreckage. According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) personnel, when the pilot initiated the flight the airplane was carrying 60 gallons of fuel and 300 gallons of nonflammable pesticide. The FAA reported that according to the pilot's ground-based "flagger" (who was also a pilot), the spray application flight profile called for the pilot to execute his first pass on the east side of the crop. After commencing the flight in this direction, the pilot made an abrupt midcourse directional change, as though he had elected to
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from obstacles while maneuvering during an aerial application flight.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
