Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B N6683K

Summary

On 10 July 2009 at about 22:00 local time, a Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B registered N6683K, operated by Hoppe, William Henry, was involved in an accident near Beaman, Iowa, 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.

Date

10 July 2009 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Beaman, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

Private

Coordinates

42.2200, -92.8228

Aircraft

Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B

Registration

N6683K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Hoppe, William Henry

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Beaman → Beaman

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09LA451

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he performed a preflight examination and pretakeoff engine run-up of the airplane and no anomalies were detected. He reported that the takeoff was normal until just after liftoff when the airplane's engine lost power but did not quit completely. The pilot advanced the throttle, but the engine did not respond. The airplane struck a fence at the end of the grass runway, settled into the adjacent agricultural field, and nosed over. Examination of the airplane subsequent to the accident failed to reveal a reason for the partial loss of engine power.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.