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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Grumman ACF G-164A · Evansville, WI · August 12, 2009

Date: August 12, 2009 · 09:54 local
Place: Evansville, WI
Airport: Maas Field
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: U9OG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9794
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN09CA522
Reported as: Grumman ACF G-164A
Reported engine: Barrett TPE-331-1-151A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,000 total500 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N9794Registered now · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AS/N 1271 · Built 1974 Airframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot reported inability to maintain climb at rotation speed due to inhibited pitch control. Pilot landed straight ahead and upright. Pilot successfully egressed from aircraft, aircraft burned on impact. This was the fourth flight of the day. Aircraft had moderate load (294 gal.). Unable to substantiate inhibited pitch control due to aircraft being destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED INABILITY TO MAINTAIN CLIMB AT ROTATION SPEED DUE TO INHIBITED PITCH CONTROL. PILOT LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD AND UPRIGHT. PILOT SUCCESSFULLY EGRESSED FROM AIRCRAFT, AIRCRAFT BURNED ON IMPACT.THIS WAS THE FOURTH FLIGHT OF THE DAY. AIRCRAFT HAD MODERATE LOAD (294 GAL.). UNABLE TO SUBSTANTIATE INHIBITED PITCH CONTROL DUE TO AIRCRAFT BEING DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN09CA522Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportEvansville, WIA jam of the elevator flight control for undetermined reasons.Aug 12, 2009 · Substantial damage