# Accident 20120607009069A: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B, Higginson, AR, June 7, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2012, 13:30 local time
- Place: Higginson, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: F9JG
- Location: 35.2106° N, 91.7375° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2106&lon=-91.7375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N779EF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164B
- Reported engine: P & W R-1340-AN-1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA352) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120607009069A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN12LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA352), Jun 7, 2012: Grumman G164 (N779EF), Higginson, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined due to impact and fire damage.

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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