# Accident 20120523009001A: Grumman G164C, Sedgwick, AR, May 23, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2012, 11:00 local time
- Place: Sedgwick, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NOSG
- Location: 35.9736° N, 90.7767° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9736&lon=-90.7767&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: GRUMMAN G164C
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12FA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA312) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120523009001A

## Narrative

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

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 MILES FLYING SERVICE OVER AN AGRICULTURAL FIELD EAST OF SEDGWICK, ARKANSAS, WHILE APPLYING AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LIGHT, ARKANSAS, ON MAY 23, 2012.

## 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 CEN12FA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA312), May 23, 2012: Grumman G-164C (N996QC), Sedgwick, AR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The inability of both pilots to see and avoid the other airplane, which resulted in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was the distraction of the Air Tractor pilot by a cellular…

## Other reports on N996QC (1)

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

- [Accident 20080721843399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080721843399A), Jul 21, 2008: Scwzer G164D (N996QC), Esmond, SD, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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