# Accident 20060304003039A: Scwzer G164B, Hervey, AR, March 4, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2006, 06:45 local time
- Place: Hervey, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KTXG
- Location: 33.4964° N, 93.7981° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4964&lon=-93.7981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6641Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6641Q-2014-11-12) (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)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 858 total, 828 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060304003039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 03/04/2006 N6641Q SERIAL NUMBER 171B, A GRUMMAN G-164-B, OPERATED BY ARK-TEX AVIATION INCORPORATED, TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS, FLOWN BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CRASHED AFTER TAKEOFF. THE 828-HOUR COMMERCIAL PILOT OF THE SINGLE-ENGINE AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION AIRPLANE, TOOK OFF FROM A 3,500-FEET LONG BY 100-FEET WIDE PRIVATE GRASS STRIP ON A NORTHERLY HEADING. DURING CLIMB-OUT, AS THE PILOT INITIATED A TURN TO THE EAST, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND RUN ROUGH, AND SUBSEQUENTLY LOST POWER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE ACTIVATED THE DUMP VALVE TO RELEASE THE INSECTICIDE PAYLOAD IN ORDER TO LIGHTEN ITS WEIGHT. THE PILOT THEN STATED THE AIRPLANE "ROLLED TO THE LEFT PAST 80-DEGREES." THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED MUDDY TERRAIN IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A 5-POINT RESTRAIN SYSTEM THAT HELD THE PILOT IN PLACE. THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES WITH BRUISED CHEST CAVITY AND TWO STITCHES ABOVE THE LEFT EYEBROW. EXAMINATION OF THE RADIAL ENGINE BY THE OPERATOR REVEALED THE NUMBER THREE CYLINDER WAS CRACKED.

## 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 DFW06CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA081), Mar 4, 2006: Grumman-Schweizer G-164B (N6641Q), Texarkana, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to a cracked cylinder. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed.

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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