# Accident 20080721843399A: Scwzer G164D, Esmond, SD, July 21, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2008, 12:30 local time
- Place: Esmond, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: E7SG
- Location: 48.0361° N, 99.7572° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0361&lon=-99.7572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N996QC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N996QC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G164C (registry code 3950409, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g164c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 165 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080721843399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 7/21/08 GRUMMAN G-164 AIRCRAFT, N966QC, OPERATED AND FLOWN BY RON A. ERICKSON RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF FROM A GRASS RUNWAY AT ESMOND, ND FOR THE PURPOSE OF AERIAL APPLICATION. THE AIRCRAFT, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DID NOT CLIMB OUT OF GROUND EFFECT. THE LANDING GEAR SETTLED INTO A WHEAT FIELD AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, EMPANAGE. MINOR INJURIES FROM CONTACT WITH CHEMICAL BEING DISENSED. NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 CHI08CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA201), Jul 21, 2008: Grumman G-164D (N996QC), Esmond, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delay in advancing the throttle during the takeoff which resulted in inadequate airspeed and the subsequent stall/mush. Factors associated with the accident were the leaking hopper, the…

## Other reports on N996QC (1)

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

- [Accident 20120523009001A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120523009001A), May 23, 2012: Grumman G164C (N996QC), Sedgwick, AR, Destroyed. On may 23, 2012, at 1100 CDT, a Grumman ag cat, N996QC, registered to hds, inc, was involved in a mid-air collision with an air tractor, N4126T, registered to…

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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