Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B N6500K

Summary

On 8 July 2024 at about 13:50 local time, a Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B registered N6500K, operated by Scott Flying Service Inc, was involved in an accident near Sedgwick, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 July 2024 at 13:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Sedgwick, Arkansas, United States

Coordinates

35.9786, -90.8564

Aircraft

Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B

Registration

N6500K

Category

Airplane

Year built

1977

Engines

1

Operator

Scott Flying Service Inc

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bono → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN24LA257

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line during the spray pass.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was conducting an aerial application flight when the airplane impacted a power line at the start of a spray pass. Following the collision, the airplane impacted an agricultural field which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage, empennage, and both sets of wings. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.