# Accident 20100709037199A: Grumman Acf G-164B, Chillicothe, MO, July 9, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2010, 18:15 local time
- Place: Chillicothe, MO
- Airport: Chillicothe Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 5DUG
- Location: 39.7819° N, 93.4961° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7819&lon=-93.4961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6513K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6513K-2026-09-21) (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: GRUMMAN ACF G-164B
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 25 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA386) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100709037199A

## Narrative

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

PART 137 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 14 AT THE CHILLICOTHE AIRPORT (CHT) CLOSE TO MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT,  WITH A CHEMICAL LOAD ONBOARD.  WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF GROUND EFFECT (20-30 FEET AGL), THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SETTLE BACK TO THE GROUND AND CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE ENGINE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRFRAME AND THE TAIL SECTION WAS CRUSHED.

## 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 CEN10CA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA386), Jul 9, 2010: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N6513K), Chillicothe, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff.

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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