# Accident 20130308002869A: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B, Light, AR, March 8, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2013, 16:00 local time
- Place: Light, AR
- Airport: Airport Name
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NOSG
- Location: 36.0853° N, 90.7419° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0853&lon=-90.7419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6902K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6902K-2014-05-28) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130308002869A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 8, 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 CDT, N6902K, A GRUMMAN AIRCRAFT, REGISTERED TO HDS, INC. AND OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM AN ASPHALT AIRSTRIP LOCATED IN LIGHT, AR.  DURING TAKEOFF, THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THIS PORTION OF THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VFR CONDITIONS.

## 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 CEN13LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA191), Mar 8, 2013: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N6902K), Beech Grove, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the takeoff roll.

## Other reports on N6902K (1)

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

- [Accident 20010531014509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010531014509A), May 31, 2001: Scwzer G164B (N6902K), Oroville, CA, No damage. (-23) Aircraft propeller began to vibrate violently. The engine was cut and pilot attempted an emergency landing at the nearest airport. Aproximately 100 yards…

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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