Grumman-Schweizer G-164A N4222P

Summary

On 25 June 1994 at about 14:55 local time, a Grumman-Schweizer G-164A registered N4222P was involved in an accident near Dumas, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 June 1994 at 14:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Dumas, Arkansas, United States

Coordinates

33.8801, -91.4794

Aircraft

Grumman-Schweizer G-164A

Registration

N4222P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW94LA211

Nobody was injured.

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ESTABLISH THE PROPER AIRSPEED BEFORE BEGINNING A TURN AFTER TAKEOFF.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE TAKEOFF WAS NORMAL IN ALL RESPECTS AND HE INITIATED A TURN SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF AS WAS HIS NORMAL CUSTOM. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO SHAKE AND SHUDDER IN THE TURN AND WOULD NOT CLIMB. HE LEVELED THE AIRPLANE; HOWEVER, AFTER IT CLEARED A HANGAR AND A TRAILER IT IMPACTED TREES. THE OPERATOR, WHO WITNESSED THE TAKEOFF, STATED THE AIRPLANE APPEARED AND SOUNDED NORMAL AND THAT IT WAS HIS OPINION THE PILOT INITIATED THE TURN EARLY AFTER LIFTOFF AND STALLED THE AIRPLANE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.