# Accident 20010606014819A: Scwzer G164B, Portia, AR, June 6, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2001, 14:30 local time
- Place: Portia, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KSGG
- Location: 36.0894° N, 91.0706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0894&lon=-91.0706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48721, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48721-2013-08-19) (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 R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010606014819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 6, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 CDT, GRUMANN-SCHWEIZER, G-164-B, N48721, AN AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING TAKEOFF NEAR PORTIA, ARKANSAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO HICKS FARM, INC. AND OPERATED BY HOXIE FLYING SERVICE OF WALNUT RIDGE, ARKANSAS.  THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS FATALLY INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT.  THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT TO DISPENSE DRY FERTILIZER TO A RICE FIELD.  PRELIMINARY INFORMATION INDICATES THAT THE FULLY LOADED AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE PRIVATE STAGING AIRSTRIP TO THE WEST WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND.  DURING THE TAKEOFF INITIAL CLIMB, THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE.  SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NEAR INVERTED, NOSE VERTICAL ATTITUDE.  THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT AND WAS CONSUMED BY THE ENSUING FIRE.

## 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 FTW01LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA136), Jun 6, 2001: Grumman-Schweizer G-164B (N48721), Powhatan, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance while maneuvering after takeoff.

## Other reports on N48721 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800603026199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800603026199A), Jun 3, 1980: Gulstm G164B (N48721), Scottsville, KY, Substantial damage. Landed downwind on rough landing strip. Nosed over on landing roll.

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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