# Accident 20010721018959A: Scwzer G164A, Dodgecenter, MN, July 21, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2001, 19:30 local time
- Place: Dodgecenter, MN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 44.0205° N, 92.8399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0205&lon=-92.8399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5398, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5398-2002-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010721018959A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JULY 21, 2001, AT 1930 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A GRUMMAN-SCHWEIZER G-164A, N5398, SPRAY AIRPLANE, OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS DESTROYED DURING TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DODGE CENTER, MINNESOTA, WHEN IT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY. A POST-CRASH FIRE ENSUED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDTIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 137 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES.  THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PILOT TOLD A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE TAIL CAME UP AND THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT WING TIP GOT CAUGHT IN THE CORN CROP AND DRUG THE AIRPLANE IN.  THE FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.  THE AIRPLANE WAS CONSUMED BY THE POST-CRASH FIRE.  CORN CROP IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE AIRPLANE WAS ALSO CONSUMED BY FIRE.  FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED.  AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE, ENGINE CONTROLS AND REMAINING AIRPLANE SYSTEMS REVEALED NO ANOMALIES.                                                                          (-23) ON 07/21/01 AT 0000Z (1900 LOCAL) A GRUMMAN 164A (AG CAT) OWNED AND OPERATED BY STEVEN HOLMSETH (FAIRMONT AERIAL AG) CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF FROM A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP 3 MILES SOUTH WEST OF THE DODGE CENTER, MN AIRPORT. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, MR. HOLMSETH WAS UNINJURED.  THE PIC HOLDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE (ASEL).

## 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 CHI01LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA229), Jul 22, 2001: Grumman-Schweizer G-164A (N5398), Dodge Center, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining directional control on the ground during the takeoff roll. Factors relating to this accident were the total failure of the propeller governor and the corn crop.

## Other reports on N5398 (2)

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

- [Accident 19870722042609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870722042609A), Jul 22, 1987: Scwzer G164A (N5398), Romeo, CO, Substantial damage. The aircraft settled into the ground during aerial application maneuevers. High gross weight and density altitude.
- [Accident 19760519015329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760519015329A), May 19, 1976: Gulstm G164C (N5398), Marysville, CA, Substantial damage

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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