# Accident 20120730016349A: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B, Big Springs, NE, July 30, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2012, 16:10 local time
- Place: Big Springs, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: M6LG
- Location: 41.0596° N, 102.0698° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0596&lon=-102.0698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6676Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6676Q) (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)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164B
- Reported engine: R 1340-S3H1-G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 522 total, 245 in this make and model, 282 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA497](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA497) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120730016349A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WITH FULL FUEL (80 GALLONS) AND 160 GALLONS OF (BRIGADE) CHEMICAL. DURING CLIMB OUT THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER. THE PILOT DUMPED THE CHEMICAL LOAD AND ATTEMPTED A RETURN TO AIRFIELD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT AND FLIPPED OVER IN A CORNFIELD.THE TROTTLE, MIXTURE, AND PROPELLER, QUADRANT WAS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER AG CATS. THIS WAS THE PILOT'S FIRST TIME IN THIS AIRPLANE. THE PILOT INADVERTANTLY SHUT THE FUEL OFF VIA THE MIXTURE.

## 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 CEN12LA497](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA497), Jul 30, 2012: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N6676Q), Big Springs, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power as a result of the pilot inadvertently shutting the engine off. Contributing to the accident was the modification to the engine control layout.

## Other reports on N6676Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19981203032869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981203032869A), Dec 3, 1998: Scwzer G164B (N6676Q), Naponee, NE, Substantial damage. Acft crashed under unknown circumstances during aerial applicaiton. (.19) on December 3, 1998, at 0930 central standard time, a Grumman G-164B, N6676Q,…

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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