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FAA accident report · Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B · Alicia, AR · August 3, 2020

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Date
August 3, 2020 · 14:00 local
Place
Alicia, AR
Airport
Walnut Ridge
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
KWWG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8105K
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN20LA327
Reported as
Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C Gulfstream AM G-164B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
29,000 total1,900 in this make and model450 in the last 90 days
N8105KRegistration cancelled Sep 21, 2026 · Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164BS/N 566BAirframe modelGulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Was in formed by pilot at rotation right center airframe panel came off and with no more runway continued with takeoff. Pilot stated he had trouble controlling the aircraft. Pilot pulled power back to bring nose down, aircraft stalled and crashed in rice field.

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​N8105K, G164B, crop duster, side skin came off during flight after takeoff and pilot elected to land in a rice field.

​At rotation right center airframe panel came off and with no more runway pilot continued with takeoff. Pilot stated after takeoff the aircraft was nosing up and had trouble controlling the aircraft. Pilot pulled power back to bring nose down, aircraft stalled and crashed in rice field. Upon investigation it was found the right center airframe panel left the aircraft and struck the right forward section of the elevator leaving a large hole in the elevator. Further investigation found the panel camlocks were still in the airframe and the panel camlock holes were so oversized missing metal structure that it would have been extremely difficult to keep the panel in place.

As the FAA filed it

WAS IN FORMED BY PILOT AT ROTATION RIGHT CENTER AIRFRAME PANEL CAME OFF AND WITH NO MORE RUNWAY CONTINUED WITH TAKEOFF. PILOT STATED HE HAD TROUBLE CONTROLLING THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT PULLED POWER BACK TO BRING NOSE DOWN, AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED IN RICE FIELD.

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​N8105K, G164B, CROP DUSTER, SIDE SKIN CAME OFF DURING FLIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF AND PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN A RICE FIELD.

​AT ROTATION RIGHT CENTER AIRFRAME PANEL CAME OFF AND WITH NO MORE RUNWAY PILOT CONTINUED WITH TAKEOFF. PILOT STATED AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOSING UP AND HAD TROUBLE CONTROLLING THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT PULLED POWER BACK TO BRING NOSE DOWN, AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED IN RICE FIELD. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THE RIGHT CENTER AIRFRAME PANEL LEFT THE AIRCRAFT AND STRUCK THE RIGHT FORWARD SECTION OF THE ELEVATOR LEAVING A LARGE HOLE IN THE ELEVATOR. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE PANEL CAMLOCKS WERE STILL IN THE AIRFRAME AND THE PANEL CAMLOCK HOLES WERE SO OVERSIZED MISSING METAL STRUCTURE THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE PANEL IN PLACE.

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 CEN20LA327Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportAlicia, ARInadequate maintenance of panel fasteners, which led to a side panel coming loose during takeoff and the pilot having to make a subsequent forced landing to a flooded rice field when the airplane became difficult to control.Aug 3, 2020 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8105K · 2

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

Incident 19980601020569ILow Level Operations · Weiner, ARLeft main gear hit a levee during ag ops. Tore off gear. Landed on belly.Jun 1, 1998 · Minor damageAccident 19820608020879ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Bono, ARPilot tried to take off downwind with full load of fertilizer. Aircraft crashed 1/2 mile from runway.Jun 8, 1982 · Destroyed