Grumman-Schweizer G164-B N6771K

Summary

On 8 May 1999 at about 21:45 local time, a Grumman-Schweizer G164-B registered N6771K was involved in an accident near Garwood, Texas, 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

8 May 1999 at 21:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Garwood, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Aero-Ag Services, Inc (NONE)

Coordinates

29.4505, -96.5107

Aircraft

Grumman-Schweizer G164-B

Registration

N6771K

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

FTW99LA134

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A related factor was the high density altitude.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the takeoff initial climb, the pilot turned the airplane (airspeed 30-40 knots) and the airplane 'cleared a 25 foot power line, stalled, and fell into a rice field.' The agricultural aircraft was loaded with 1,400 pounds of corn seed prior to the departure on the west runway (3,300 feet long; 2,500 feet usable). The airplane was destroyed by a post impact fire. Throughout the area winds were from the east southeast at 4-10 knots with the temperature from 88-91 degrees Fahrenheit. Density altitude was calculated at 2,546 feet.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.