# Accident 20210620008609A: Ag-Cat Corporation G-164B, Sedgwick, AR, June 20, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2021, 07:50 local time
- Place: Sedgwick, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: VSVG
- Location: 35.9867° N, 90.8959° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9867&lon=-90.8959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62375, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62375) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ag-Cat G-164B (registry code 1260000, https://openairdocs.org/model/ag-cat-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AG-CAT CORPORATION G-164B
- Reported engine: GARRETT TPE331 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 15,924 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210620008609A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN21LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA287), Jun 20, 2021: Grumman G164 (N62375), Sedgwick, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to the failure and disengagement of the torque sensor assembly front spur gear from its splined shouldered shaft due to a loose self-locking nut.

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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