20210620008609A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ag-Cat G-164B · Sedgwick, AR · June 20, 2021

Date
June 20, 2021 · 07:50 local
Place
Sedgwick, AR
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
VSVG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N62375
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN21LA287
Reported as
Ag-Cat G-164B
Reported engine
Garrett TPE331 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
15,924 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On 06/20/2021 @ 0700 aircraft N62375, 1988 Ag-Cat, model G-164B, serial number 806B privacy data omitted was involved in an accident. The aircraft was on the first fertilizer load of the day and had been running for approximately 30 minutes. The pilot had made multiple short row passes with no issues. While flying straight and level dispensing fertilizer, his engine quit without any warning. While attempting to land in a nearby field, the aircraft landing gear struck a levee. The aircraft nosed over and came to rest on its top. The pilot reported no injuries. The aircraft had between ½ and ¾ tank of fuel.

As the FAA filed it

ON 06/20/2021 @ 0700 AIRCRAFT N62375, 1988 AG-CAT, MODEL G-164B, SERIAL NUMBER 806B ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE FIRST FERTILIZER LOAD OF THE DAY AND HAD BEEN RUNNING FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. THE PILOT HAD MADE MULTIPLE SHORT ROW PASSES WITH NO ISSUES. WHILE FLYING STRAIGHT AND LEVEL DISPENSING FERTILIZER, HIS ENGINE QUIT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN A NEARBY FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR STRUCK A LEVEE. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST ON ITS TOP. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BETWEEN ½ AND ¾ TANK OF FUEL.

NTSB investigation

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