# Accident 20140618014639A: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B, Milton, DE, June 18, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2014, 19:30 local time
- Place: Milton, DE
- Airport: Chorman Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 17CG
- Location: 38.8431° N, 75.6078° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8431&lon=-75.6078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N891JC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N891JC-2015-02-23) (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-1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,306 total, 573 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA321) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140618014639A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA14LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA321), Jun 18, 2014: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G 164B (N891JC), Farmington, DE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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