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FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164A · Parowan, UT · September 27, 2001

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Date
September 27, 2001 · 09:00 local
Place
Parowan, UT
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9925
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN01LA163
Reported as
Scwzer G164A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,682 total300 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
N9925Registration cancelled Jun 14, 2011 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AS/N 1331 · Built 1974Airframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AEngine modelContinental R-975 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.19) On September 27, 2001, at approximately 0900 mountain daylight time, a grumman-schweizer G-164A, N9925, was substantially damaged while maneuvering during aerial applicating near Parowan, Utah. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant in the airplane, was not injured. The airplane was being operated by Parowan crop dusting services, inc., Parowan, Utah, under title 14 CFR part 137. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local aerial application flight that originated approximately 30 minutes before the accident. The pilot said that as he completed an application pass, he turned his head to look for his flagman. He said that the airplane flew into the ground. The left wing spar was bent up. (-23) while cropdusting, pilot looked out at his flagger and subsequently flew the aircraft into the ground. (.4) on September 27, 2001, at approximately 0900 mountain daylight time, a grumman-schweizer G-164A, N9925, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain while maneuvering during an aerial application pass near parawan, Utah. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant in the airplane, was not inj ured. The airplane was being operated by Parowan crop dusting services, inc., Parowan, Utah, under title 14 CFR part 137. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local aerial application flight that originated approximately 30 minutes before the accident. The pilot said that he completed an application pass, and turned his head to look for his flagman. He said there was rising terrain in front of him, and he immediately applied full power. The airplane began losing airspeed, and he was unable to increase the climb rate. The airplane impacted the ground in a rough ravine. The left wing spar was bent up and the fuselage was wrinkled. The calculated density alittude was 9,736 feet.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A GRUMMAN-SCHWEIZER G-164A, N9925, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE MANEUVERING DURING AERIAL APPLICATING NEAR PAROWAN, UTAH. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT IN THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED BY PAROWAN CROP DUSTING SERVICES, INC., PAROWAN, UTAH, UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 137. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT SAID THAT AS HE COMPLETED AN APPLICATION PASS, HE TURNED HIS HEAD TO LOOK FOR HIS FLAGMAN. HE SAID THAT THE AIRPLANE FLEW INTO THE GROUND. THE LEFT WING SPAR WAS BENT UP. (-23) WHILE CROPDUSTING, PILOT LOOKED OUT AT HIS FLAGGER AND SUBSEQUENTLY FLEW THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE GROUND. (.4) ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A GRUMMAN-SCHWEIZER G-164A, N9925, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION PASS NEAR PARAWAN, UTAH. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT IN THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJ URED. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED BY PAROWAN CROP DUSTING SERVICES, INC., PAROWAN, UTAH, UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 137. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE COMPLETED AN APPLICATION PASS, AND TURNED HIS HEAD TO LOOK FOR HIS FLAGMAN. HE SAID THERE WAS RISING TERRAIN IN FRONT OF HIM, AND HE IMMEDIATELY APPLIED FULL POWER. THE AIRPLANE BEGAN LOSING AIRSPEED, AND HE WAS UNABLE TO INCREASE THE CLIMB RATE. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A ROUGH RAVINE. THE LEFT WING SPAR WAS BENT UP AND THE FUSELAGE WAS WRINKLED. THE CALCULATED DENSITY ALITTUDE WAS 9,736 FEET.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN01LA163Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportParowan, UTthe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush into terrain. Contributing factors were the pilot's diverted attention, the rising terrain, and the high density altitude weather condition.Sep 27, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9925 · 2

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

Accident 19840908047769AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Goodyear, AZEngine lost power resulting in forced landing. Aircraft damage substantial. Cause of power loss undetermined.Sep 8, 1984 · Substantial damageAccident 19760508011289AForced/Precautionary Landing · Butte City, CACarb accl pump stem,pn NAY9E1 and nut,pn P1229 not safetied. Lnd in rice fld.May 8, 1976 · Reported as Gulstm G164C · Substantial damage