# Accident 20000522012599A: Scwzer G164B, Monticello, MS, May 22, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2000, 15:00 local time
- Place: Monticello, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.5492° N, 90.1109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5492&lon=-90.1109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6744K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6744K-2005-05-12) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,405 total, 14 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000522012599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) OPERATING OFF A ROAD (WITH FLAGMEN) TOOK LOAD, STARTED TAKEOFF AT APPROX. 300 FEET ENCOUNTERED A L QUARTERING WIND FROM BEHIND. R WING HIT TREE BRANCHES. ROUND LOOPED AND A/C STOPPED ON R SIDE OF "RUNWAY" FACING OPPOSITE DIRECTION. (.4) ON MAY 22, 2000, ABOUT 1500 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A SCHWEIZER/GRUMMAN G-164B, N6744K, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, OPERATED BY PAYNE'S FLYING SERVICE AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT, CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF IN THE VICINITY OF MONTICELLO, MISSISSIPPI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE COMMERCIALLY-RATED PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS TAKING OFF WITH A LOAD OF FERTILIZER IN JEFF DAVIS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, WHEN A LEFT, REAR QUARTERING GUST OF WIND FORCED THE AG CAT RIGHT OF CENTERLINE CAUSING THE RIGHT WINGTIP TO CONTACT TREES. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE WINGS, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND THE CABANE AND "N" STRUTS.  ACCORDING TO AN FAA INSPECTOR, THE FLIGHT WAS IN ITS TAKE OFF                                                               ROLL FROM A COUNTY HARD-TOPPED ROAD FOR A FERTILIZER APPLICATION MISSION WHEN A LEFT REAR QUARTERING GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE PILOT TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, COLLIDE WITH ADJACENT TREES, AND GROUND LOOP. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO PUBLIC PROPERTY, OR SPILLAGE OF THE HOPPER'S CONTENTS. IT WAS THE INSPECTOR'S OPINION THAT THE PILOT'S LOW EXPERIENCE LEVEL IN THE AIRPLANE TYPE CONTRIBUTED TO THE LOSS OF CONTROL.

## 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 MIA00LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA168), May 22, 2000: Grumman G-164B (N6744K), Monticello, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during takeoff into crosswind conditions resulting in the collision with trees. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of familiarity…

## Other reports on N6744K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19980413011019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980413011019I), Apr 13, 1998: Scwzer G164 (N6744K), Scooba, MS, Minor damage. Narrative: during landing rollout a gust of wind was encountered. Aircraft received minor damage to wing tip and prop. No injury to pilot. FAA id: JAN98012.

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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