# Accident 20210629009019A: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B, Hoxie, AR, June 29, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2021, 19:30 local time
- Place: Hoxie, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 32MG
- Location: 36.0503° N, 90.9751° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0503&lon=-90.9751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6611K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6611K) (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: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164B
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,600 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA296) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210629009019A

## Narrative

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

INVESTIGATION: INSPECTOR WAS NOTIFIED BY ROC OF AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT ON 06/29/2021. INVESTIGATION OF ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT N611K , REVILED POSSIBLE VIOLATION OF 14 CFR PART 91.113.

AIRMAN FLEW AIRCRAFT INTO A LOW FUEL STATE WHICH CAUSED ENGINE FUEL STARVATION.

ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS:  AIRMAN SELF-INDUCED PRESSURE TO COMPLETE SPRAY APPLICATION AIRCRAFT IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION.

CORRECTIVE ACTION: INSPECTOR ADVISED AIRMAN THAT IF HE CONTINUED TO IGNORE MINIMUM SAFETY STANDARDS THAT ENFORCEMENT ACTION WOULD BE ONLY COURSE OF ACTION REMAINING. AIRMAN STATED HE WILL NOT FLY ANY AIRCRAFT INTO A LOW FUEL CONDITION IN THE FUTURE.

COMMENTS: COUNSELING WAS USED TO REGAIN SAFE OPERATIONS. AIRMAN WAS VERY COOPERATIVE AND ADMITTED TO THIS INSPECTOR HIS MISTAKE. IN THE OPINION OF THIS INSPECTOR, THE AIRMAN/OPERATOR FULLY UNDERSTANDS THE CONSEQUENCES OF HIS ACTIONS. SEARCH OF AIRMAN RECORDS REVEALED NOT ACCIDENT OR ENFORCEMENT VIOLATIONS.  IN THE OPINION OF THIS INSPECTOR, NO LACK OF QUALIFICATIONS EXIST AND RECOMMEND NO FURTHER ACTION.

## 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 CEN21LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA296), Jun 29, 2021: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N6611K), Hoxie, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to ensure an adequate fuel supply for the intended flight.

## Other reports on N6611K (2)

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

- [Accident 19800311005239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800311005239A), Mar 11, 1980: Gulstm G164B (N6611K), Marked Tree, AR, Substantial damage. Ran off side of sod ag strip during takeoff roll. Hit soft mud, nosed over.
- [Accident 19780512009929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780512009929A), May 12, 1978: Gulstm G164A (N6611K), Monticello, KY, Substantial damage

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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