What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 3, 1999 at 0730 local time a Grumman G-164 registered to tall towers aviation inc was damaged during takeoff fro an aerial application flight. Visual meteorlogical conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The pilot observed a possible shift of the wind to a right quartering tailwind. The aircraft was substantially damaged when the aircraft settled back to the ground and overturned in a cornfield.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 3, 1999 AT 0730 LOCAL TIME A GRUMMAN G-164 REGISTERED TO TALL TOWERS AVIATION INC WAS DAMAGED DURING TAKEOFF FRO AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT OBSERVED A POSSIBLE SHIFT OF THE WIND TO A RIGHT QUARTERING TAILWIND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND AND OVERTURNED IN A CORNFIELD.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N6633K · 3
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