# Accident 20170508004099A: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B, Walnut Ridge, AR, May 8, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2017, 09:15 local time
- Place: Walnut Ridge, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZHBG
- Location: 36.1458° N, 90.8361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1458&lon=-90.8361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6944K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6944K-2023-09-11) (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 R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164B
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,418 total, 1,340 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170508004099A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 8, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 09:15 CENTRAL TIME, A GRUMMAN G-164B, REGISTERED AS N6944K TO WILSON FLYING SERVICE INC, LANDED TO THE NORTH ON A PRIVATE ASPHALT RUNWAY AT THE WILSON FACILITY.  DURING LANDING, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TRACKED LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND ONTO THE SOFT SHOULDER.    THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DRAINAGE DITCH CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER AND IMPACT THE GROUND INVERTED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. ONE PILOT ON BOARD WAS UNINJURED.  VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE SAME AIRPORT ON MAY 8, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 08:00 CENTRAL TIME.

## 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 GAA17CA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA267), May 8, 2017: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G 164 (N6944K), Walnut Ridge, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the go-around with a tailwind.

## Other reports on N6944K (3)

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

- [Incident 19930628030599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930628030599I), Jun 28, 1993: Scwzer G164B (N6944K), Grubbs, AR, Minor damage. Engine quit during an aerial application flight. Forced landing in field. Minor damage to main gear.
- [Incident 19920729042069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920729042069I), Jul 29, 1992: Scwzer G164B (N6944K), Grubbs, AR, Minor damage. Aircraft impacted a rice levee while landing at private strip. Brake fluid lost. Loose brake line fitting.
- [Accident 19790911022659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790911022659A), Sep 11, 1979: Gulstm G164B (N6944K), Marion, AR, Substantial damage. Agricultural aircraft hit wire while spraying crops.

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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