# Accident 20030531010929A: Scwzer G164B, Superior, NE, May 31, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2003, 12:30 local time
- Place: Superior, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: Y6BG
- Location: 40.0461° N, 98.0600° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0461&lon=-98.0600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48597 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,900 total, 1 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030531010929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 31, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 17:30 CDT A GRUMMAN 164B, N48597 OPERATED BY BLACKSTONE AERIAL SPRAYING LLC DEPARTED THE SUPERIOR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT FOR A FAR 137 AERIAL APPLICATION IN RIVERTON, NEBRASKA. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 14 TURNING EAST INTO THE WIND. THE PILOT THEN TURNED NORTH AND THEN TO THE WEST. FOLLOWING THE TURN TO THE WEST, WITNESSES ON THE GROUND STATED THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLY IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT MAINTAINED THIS NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOSING AIR SPEED AND ALTITUDE WHEN IT STRUCK THE TERRAIN TAIL WHEEL FIRST. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR SPREAD ON IMPACT ALLOWING THE PROPELLER OF THE SPRAY SYSTEM PUMP TO CONTACT THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED UP ONTO THE PROPELLER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME INVERTED APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET FROM THE INITIAL POINT OF CONTACT FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT RECEIVED SEVERE HEAD INJURIES. THE OPERATIONAL ISSUES REGARDING THIS ACCIDENT ARE STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

## 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 CHI03LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA144), May 31, 2003: Grumman G-164B (N48597), Superior, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, and the delayed remedial action by the pilot, resulting in a stall. Factors to the accident included the aircraft’s low altitude and the pilot's…

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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