Grumman-Schweizer G-164B N63E

Summary

On 25 April 1998 at about 16:00 local time, a Grumman-Schweizer G-164B registered N63E, operated by Kinder AG Service, was involved in an accident near Oberlin, Louisiana, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 April 1998 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Oberlin, Louisiana, United States

Coordinates

30.6101, -92.7591

Aircraft

Grumman-Schweizer G-164B

Registration

N63E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Kinder AG Service

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW98LA194

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A factor was the gusty wind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

At the end of a pass to apply rice seed to a field, during the turn to reverse direction, the pilot lost control of the agricultural airplane. The airplane became inverted at an altitude of approximately 100 feet, and the pilot was unable to recover prior to ground impact. Winds reported by the pilot were from the southeast at 20 to 35 knots, and he commented that the accident could have been prevented by not flying with wind gusts greater than 35 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.