# Accident 20020429009289A: Scwzer G164B, Tichnor, AR, April 29, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2002, 08:10 local time
- Place: Tichnor, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.0628° N, 91.3306° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0628&lon=-91.3306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6718K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6718K) (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: Continental R-975 series (registry code 17037, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r-975-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020429009289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 29, 2002, APPROXIMATELY 0810 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A GRUMMAN-SCHWEIZER, G-164-B AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE, N6718K, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT NOSED OVER WHILE LANDING NEAR GILLETT, ARKANSAS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY TRITES FLYING SERVICE, GILLETT ARKANSAS, UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 137. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL APPLICATION FLIGHT, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR GILLETT AT 0745.

## 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 FTW02LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA132), Apr 29, 2002: Grumman-Schweizer G-164B (N6718K), Gillett, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing. A contributing factor was the high vegetation.

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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