# Accident 20130606010499A: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B, Covington, OK, June 6, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2013, 10:00 local time
- Place: Covington, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ODIG
- Location: 36.2925° N, 97.5931° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2925&lon=-97.5931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6754Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6754Q) (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)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164B
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA322) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130606010499A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED THE GRASS STRIP TO THE SOUTH WITH A SMALL TAILWIND.  HE DECIDED TO DO SO BECAUSE TAKING OFF INTO THE WIND WOULD HAVE REQUIRED HIM TO USE A PART OF THE RUNWAY (SOUTH END) WHICH WAS VERY SOFT AND SATURATED FROM RAIN.  ALSO, THE RUNWAY HAD A SLOPE UPHILL TAKING OFF TO THE NORTH WITH POWER LINES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  AS THE PILOT INITIATED THE TAKE OFF DOWNWIND, HE HAD A NORMAL TAKE OFF.  AT ABOUT 30 FEET HE STARTED A GENTLE TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST.  THE PILOT THEN NOTICED HE WAS NOT CLIMBING AS HE PULLED BACK ON STICK.  HE CHECKED ENGINE INSTRUMENTS AND THEY SHOWED NO SIGN OF POWER LOSS.  HE THEN NOTICED HIS ALTITUDED STEADILY BUT RAPIDLY DECREASING.  HE MADE SURE THE POWER WAS AT MAXIMUM AND THEN THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND AND  THE AIRCRAFT ULTIMATLEY CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN WITH NO POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 CEN13LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA322), Jun 6, 2013: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N6754Q), Covington, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s failure to climb after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examinations of the engine and airframe did not reveal any anomalies that would have…

## Other reports on N6754Q (3)

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

- [Incident 20040511009119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040511009119I), May 11, 2004: Scwzer G164B (N6754Q), Delta, UT, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot lost braking control of the l/h brake on landing. Aircraft departed the runway to the right hitting a ditch running parallel to the runway. Pilot…
- [Accident 19940330007249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940330007249A), Mar 30, 1994: Scwzer G164B (N6754Q), Levan, UT, Substantial damage. Nosed over landing on a road. Left wheel bearing broke and separated from axle. Brake caliper jammed wheel.
- [Accident 19890708021079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890708021079A), Jul 8, 1989: Scwzer G164B (N6754Q), Holden, UT, Substantial damage. Settled into a field of grain after takeoff and broke left gear off. Had dumped load. 7500 feet density altitude.

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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