# Accident 19990508004809A: Scwzer G164B, Garwood, TX, May 8, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 8, 1999, 16:45 local time - Place: Garwood, TX - Airport: Private - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling - Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137) - Operator: KDFG - Location: 29.4505° N, 96.5107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4505&lon=-96.5107&mi=10 - Aircraft: N6771K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6771K-2016-09-14) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B - Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33125AA - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA134) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990508004809A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ACFT TOOK OFF, LOST POWER, CRASHED, BURNED, AND WAS DESTROYED, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19) ON MAY 8, 1999, AT 1639 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A GRUMMAN-SCHWEIZER G164-B, AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT, N6771K, IMPACTED A RICE FIELD DURING THE TAKEOFF INITIAL CLIMB NEAR GARWOOD, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE, OWNED AND OPERATED BY AERO AG SERVICES, GARWOOD, TEXAS WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 137. THE AIRPLAN WAS DESTROYED BY A POST IMPACT FIRE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE'S HOPPER WAS LOADED WITH 1,40 POUNDS OF CORN. THE TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE HIGH 80'S AND THE DEPARTURE WAS MADE INTO THE WIND ON A GRASS RUNWAY (3,300 FEET LONG; 2,500 FEET USABLE). AS THE PILOT TURN THE AIRPLANE (AIRSPEED 30-40 KNOTS) HE NOTICED THERE WAS NO WIND. THE AIRPLANE SLOWED, HIT THE RICE FIELD, AND STARTED TO BURN. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRPLANE AND RAN TO THE OPERATOR'S BASE OF OPERATION AT THE AIRPORT. (.4) 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. (-23)PILOT SAYS HE WAS TAKING-OFF WITH A 1,400 POUND LOAD OF SEED CORN IN THE HOPPER WHEN HE STARTED A LEFT TURN AND CLEARED THE 30 FOOT HIGH POWERLINE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE UNPAVED RUNWAY. PILOT SAYS HE WAS STILL AT APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND JUST AFTER CLEARING THE POWERLINE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND HIT THE GROUND. PILOT WAS UNINJURED AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE IMPACT DAMAGE AND POST-CRASH FIRE. PILOT STATES THAT HE HAD FLOWN 150+ HOURS IN THE PAST 30 DAYS AND 8 HOURS IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB FTW99LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA134), May 8, 1999: Grumman-Schweizer G164-B (N6771K), Garwood, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A related factor was the high density altitude. From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.