# Accident 20170508004109A: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164C, Beech Grove, AR, May 8, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2017, 09:45 local time
- Place: Beech Grove, AR
- Airport: Kin-Co "Private"
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NOSG
- Location: 36.0842° N, 90.7481° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0842&lon=-90.7481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N171BW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N171BW-2024-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164C (registry code 3952803, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,667 total, 1,258 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170508004109A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 8, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 09:45 CENTRAL TIME, A GRUMMAN G-164B, REGISTERED AS N171BW TO HDS INC, OPERATED BY KIN-CO AG AVIATION INC, ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 36 OF A PRIVATE ASPHALT RUNWAY AT THE KIN-CO FACILITY.  DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE RUPTURED AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, OFF THE RUNWAY AND ONTO THE SOFT SHOULDER.  THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK A DRAINAGE DITCH CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN TO THE RIGHT APPROXIMATELY 160 DEGREES.  FUEL LEAKED FROM THE UPPER FUEL TANK ONTO THE ENGINE EXHAUST AND THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALY DAMAGED. ONE PERSON ON BOARD WAS UNINJURED.  VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 CEN17LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA177), May 8, 2017: Grumman G-164C (N171BW), Beech Grove, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: A tire failure for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in a loss of directional control during takeoff.

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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