Grumman G-164B accident near Selah, Washington, September 28, 1983
On September 28, 1983 at about 5:20 pm local time, a Grumman G-164B, registered N6674Q, was substantially damaged in an accident near Selah, Washington (None airport). It was an aerial application (crop spraying) flight under agricultural flying rules (Part 137). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 28, 1983 · about 5:20 pm local time
- Place
- Selah, Washington · None · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Grumman G-164B · all G-164Bs on the register
- Registration
- N6674Q · no longer on the register · serial 196B
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WHILE LANDING ON A ROAD, DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION, THE ACFT NOSED OVER. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE BRAKES HAD NOT RELEASED AFTER HE HAD RELEASED THE TOE BRAKES. HE REPORTED THAT HE FOUND THE PARKING BRAKE MIDWAY BETWEEN THE ON & OFF POSITIONS.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 5,975 hours in all; 1,704 in this make and model; 165 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,997 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection; 66 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,500 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Continental R-975 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 190° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 60 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 54°F (12°C), dew point 27°F (-3°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:49 pm from YKM, 6 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N6674Q the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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