# Accident 20040223011849A: Scwzer G164C, Hazen, AR, February 23, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2004, 14:15 local time
- Place: Hazen, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KQDG
- Location: 34.7261° N, 91.5086° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7261&lon=-91.5086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6721K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164C
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE331*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 11,202 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040223011849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 23, 2004 AT 1416 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME A GRUMMAN G-162C SINGLE ENGINE AGRICULTURAL BIPLANE N6721K, WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY SKARDA FLYING SERVICE INC., OF HAZEN ARKANSAS, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES SOUTHEAST OF HAZEN, ARKANSAS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. 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 ORIGINATED AT 1216 FROM THE SKARDA/TOLLVILLE AIRPORT (21AR).

## 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 FTW04LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA080), Feb 23, 2004: Grumman G-164C (N6721K), Hazen, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control while maneuvering during an aerial application flight for undetermined reasons.

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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