# Accident 19990712047419A: Scwzer G164B, Paul, ID, July 12, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1999, 16:00 local time
- Place: Paul, ID
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 42.6600° N, 113.8098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6600&lon=-113.8098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8005C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8005C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ag-Cat G-164B (registry code 1260000, https://openairdocs.org/model/ag-cat-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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,951 total, 4,312 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990712047419A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.4) THE PILOT TOOK OFF WITH 1,700 POUNDS OF FERTILIZER (WITHIN THE AIRPLANE'S MAXIMUM DEMONSTRATED OPERATING LOAD) AND APPROXIMATELY 3/4 FUEL ON AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE AIRSTRIP THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM SLOPES UPHILL AT THE END.  THE PILOT STATED THAT AT AN ALTITUDE OF 5 TO 10 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AFTER TAKEOFF, 'A TAILWIND CAME UP' AND HE WAS UNABLE TO STAY AIRBORNE.  THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO A WHEAT FIELD AND FLIPPED OVER APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET PAST THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE WAS INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT.  HE REPORTED THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS 4,300 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL, AND THAT TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME OF TAKEOFF WAS 92 DEGREES F.  DENSITY ALTITUDE AT THIS PRESSURE ALTITUDE AND TEMPERATURE WAS 7,500 FEET.                                       (-23) THE PILOT HAD BEEN APPLYING FERTILIZER ALL AFTERNOON. THE OPERATIONS WERE ON AN AGRICULTURAL STRIP 8 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF PAUL, IDAHO. AS THE PILOT CONTINUED OPERATIONS THAT AFTERNOON THE OAT CONTINUED TO INCREASE. FINALLY ON THE TAKEOFF AT 1600 THE TEMPERATURE WAS AT 92 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE PILOT STATED: WITH A LOAD OF FERTILIZER THE WIND SHIFTED AND THE AIRC RAFT WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR THE ROLLING HILLS OFF THE EAST END OF THE STRIP. THE PLANE SETTLED INTO THE GROWING WHEAT FIELD AND TUMBLED.

## 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 SEA99LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA115), Jul 12, 1999: Grumman G-164B (N8005C), Paul, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed during takeoff and initial climb, resulting in stall/mush and inability of the aircraft to sustain level flight. Factors included high density…

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.

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