Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G 164 N151QC

Summary

On 27 June 2018 at about 14:47 local time, a Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G 164 registered N151QC, operated by MacY's Flying Service Inc, was involved in an accident near Malin, Oregon, 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

27 June 2018 at 14:47

Classification

Accident

Location

Malin, Oregon, United States

Coordinates

42.1197, -121.6942

Aircraft

Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G 164

Registration

N151QC

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

1

Operator

MacY's Flying Service Inc

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tulelake → Tulelake

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA383

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s misjudgment of the approach and his subsequent exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during an agricultural application flight, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and collision with power lines.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during an agricultural application flight, he misjudged the approach and did not have enough clearance to avoid power lines. The airplane began to sink, and he pulled back on the flight control stick. Subsequently, the airplane aerodynamically stalled and then struck power lines. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, empennage, and both wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.