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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B · Milton, DE · June 18, 2014

Date: June 18, 2014 · 19:30 local
Place: Milton, DE
Airport: Chorman Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: 17CG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N891JC
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA14LA321
Reported as: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1340 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,306 total573 in this make and model76 in the last 90 days

N891JCRegistration cancelled Feb 23, 2015 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BS/N 193B · Built 1977 Airframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot departed rwy 34 at D74 with a full load of fuel and a 250 gallon load. Mixture -195 water/ 55 pounds of chemicals - brigade/kociee (spraying watermelons) . No hazmat spillage issues.

At approx. 150 feet AGL the aircraft started settling quickly and then broke to the right. Pilot pushed aircraft over to gain speed. Pilot attempted to land aircraft and made contact with the ground and then flipped over . Pilot broke right window and crawled out with minor injuries. Airplane was substantialy damaged.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED RWY 34 AT D74 WITH A FULL LOAD OF FUEL AND A 250 GALLON LOAD. MIXTURE -195 WATER/ 55 POUNDS OF CHEMICALS - BRIGADE/KOCIEE (SPRAYING WATERMELONS) . NO HAZMAT SPILLAGE ISSUES.

AT APPROX. 150 FEET AGL THE AIRCRAFT STARTED SETTLING QUICKLY AND THEN BROKE TO THE RIGHT. PILOT PUSHED AIRCRAFT OVER TO GAIN SPEED. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AIRCRAFT AND MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND THEN FLIPPED OVER . PILOT BROKE RIGHT WINDOW AND CRAWLED OUT WITH MINOR INJURIES. AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALY DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA14LA321Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFarmington, DEThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning for a takeoff in high-density altitude conditions and his decision to reduce power during the initial climb, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall.Jun 18, 2014 · Substantial damage