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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B · Higginson, AR · June 7, 2012

Date
June 7, 2012 · 13:30 local
Place
Higginson, AR
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
F9JG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N779EF
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN12LA352
Reported as
Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On June 7, 2012, at 1330 hours CST, N779EF, a 1978 Grumman ag cat model G-164B registered to j.p. freppon flying service, bald knob, AR crashed shortly after takeoff from a private grass strip in the vicinity of Higginson, AR (src) while on a part 137 flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and there was no flight plan filed. The aircraft was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 7, 2012, AT 1330 HOURS CST, N779EF, A 1978 GRUMMAN AG CAT MODEL G-164B REGISTERED TO J.P. FREPPON FLYING SERVICE, BALD KNOB, AR CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP IN THE VICINITY OF HIGGINSON, AR (SRC) WHILE ON A PART 137 FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS 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.