# Accident 20060428007109A: Scwzer G164B, Dewitt, AR, April 28, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2006, 13:00 local time
- Place: Dewitt, AR
- Airport: Dewitt Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KRHG
- Location: 34.2572° N, 91.3058° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2572&lon=-91.3058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48717, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48717-2018-01-24) (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: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE331*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060428007109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 28, 2006 AT 1300 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME, A GRUMMAN AG-CAT 164-B, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OM^ AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA O^ COLLIDED WITH TREES SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 36 NEAR DE WITT, ARKANSAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, PART 137 AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE REVENUE FLIGHT. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES, BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY COLLISION WITH TREES AND POST IMPACT FIRE.

## 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 DFW06CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA113), Apr 28, 2006: Grumman-Schweizer G-164B (N48717), De Witt, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff. A contributing factor was the gusty winds.

## Other reports on N48717 (1)

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

- [Accident 19940420010979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940420010979A), Apr 20, 1994: Scwzer G164B (N48717), Ozark, AL, Substantial damage. During swath run pilot reported engine surged and flamed out. Collided with ground. No engine anomalies found.

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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