Grumman-Schweizer G-164B N6720K
25 March 1998 · Tuckerman, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 March 1998 at about 15:00 local time, a Grumman-Schweizer G-164B registered N6720K was involved in an accident near Tuckerman, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tuckerman, Arkansas, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.7191, -91.2000
- Aircraft
- Grumman-Schweizer G-164B
- Registration
- N6720K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW98LA164
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Factors were the wet and soft runway conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During the landing roll, the right main landing gear dropped into a mud hole covered by 6 inch tall Bermuda grass. The tire pushed up the mud instead of rolling through the hole, and the airplane came to a sudden stop and nosed over to the inverted position.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman-Schweizer G-164B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Feb 1998 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164B | Stanwood, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1998 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164B | Oberlin, Louisiana, United States | Kinder AG Service | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 1998 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164B | Fort Gains, Georgia, United States | Thrash Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1998 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164B | Dumas, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1998 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164B | Starbuck, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1998 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164B | Coy, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 1998 | Sutton TIERRA II | Woodson, Arkansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 1998 | Cessna 172P | Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States | Robertson Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1998 | Cessna 150G | Lonoke, Arkansas, United States | Ryan M. Vestal | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1998 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Stuttgart, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1998 | Air Tractor AT-502B | Lake Village, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1998 | Cessna 150L | Conway, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |