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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Grumman ACF G-164B · Buckeye, AZ · August 19, 2010

Date
August 19, 2010 · 11:55 local
Place
Buckeye, AZ
Airport
Burger Field
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
7CAG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6607Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR10LA413
Reported as
Grumman ACF G-164B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
14,000 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On August 19, 2010, N6607Q, piloted by edwin clark crawford, certificate number privacy data omitted, lost control during the take off ground roll. The pilot and aircraft were conducting aerial agricultural operations at the time of accident and was loaded with 236 gallons of insecticide/water mix. Skid marks beginning approximately 1000 feet from the start of the ground roll extend approximately 250 feet until where the aircraft came to a stop. The aircraft came to a stop facing 180 degrees in the opposite direction of takeoff. Collapse of the landing gear during the abort caused the airplane to contact the ground. The aircraft was consumed by a post-accident fire.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 19, 2010, N6607Q, PILOTED BY EDWIN CLARK CRAWFORD, CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, LOST CONTROL DURING THE TAKE OFF GROUND ROLL. THE PILOT AND AIRCRAFT WERE CONDUCTING AERIAL AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT AND WAS LOADED WITH 236 GALLONS OF INSECTICIDE/WATER MIX. SKID MARKS BEGINNING APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM THE START OF THE GROUND ROLL EXTEND APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET UNTIL WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP FACING 180 DEGREES IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF TAKEOFF. COLLAPSE OF THE LANDING GEAR DURING THE ABORT CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO CONTACT THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY A POST-ACCIDENT FIRE.

NTSB investigation

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