# Accident 20080505838269A: Scwzer G164C, De Witt, AR, May 5, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2008, 13:00 local time
- Place: De Witt, AR
- Airport: De Witt Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Copter/Run Takoff)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KRHG
- Location: 34.2622° N, 91.3075° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2622&lon=-91.3075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6671K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6671K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164C (registry code 3952803, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,600 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080505838269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MAY 05, 2008, APPROX 13:00 CDT, N6671K A G-164-C OPERATED BY AUFDERHEIDE FLYING SERVICE, INC CRASHED 2 MILES SOUTH OF (5M1) DEWITT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, DEWITT, ARKANSAS. DURING TAKEOFF PILOT STATES THAT THE CANOPY CAME OPEN AND AT APPROX 300' AGL HE PULLED BACK ON THE THROTTLE AND ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE CANOPY, HIS ATTEMPTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THROTTLE STATING THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND. BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE RIPPED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, THE PROP IMPACTED AND THE FIRE WALL WAS BENT BACK AT THE BOTTOM. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THIS OFFICE RECEIVED A PHONE CALL ON MAY 15, 2008 INFORMING THE OFFICE THE THE ACCIDENT HAD OCCURED, A PHONE CALL WAS MADE TO CONFIRM THE FACTS AND THIS INSPECTOR WAS DISPATCHED THE FOLLOWING DAY.

## 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 DEN08CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08CA089), May 5, 2008: Grumman-Schweizer G-164C (N6671K), De Witt, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to attempt to close the canopy in flight, and his diverted attention resulting in the airplane impacting the terrain. Contributing to the accident was the excessively…

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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