# NTSB Accident WPR20CA159
> **Grumman G164** · 2020-05-29 · Maxwell, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR20CA159
- **Event ID:** 20200601X92543
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-05-29
- **Location:** Maxwell, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.299446, -122.188888
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Grumman
- **Model:** G164
- **Registration:** N9716
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff when the airplane was not attaining sufficient airspeed for takeoff and subsequently departed the end of the runway and collided with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation and planning and decision to takeoff with a tailwind.

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