# Accident 20220726008389A: Schweizer Aircraft Corp G-164B, Knox, IN, July 26, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2022, 13:00 local time
- Place: Knox, IN
- Airport: Wheeler Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 4UVG
- Location: 41.2944° N, 86.6201° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2944&lon=-86.6201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N629EH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N629EH-2023-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G-164B (registry code 8059055, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER AIRCRAFT CORP G-164B
- Reported engine: PT6 PT6A-34
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 800 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA349) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220726008389A

## Narrative

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

WHEN:  07/26/2022, 1700Z

WHERE:  KNOX, INDIANA

A COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS OPERATING A SCHWEIZER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION G-164B, N629EH, DEPARTING FROM WHEELER AIRPORT (IG05) TO CONDUCT AERIAL APPLICATION.  THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) AND USING VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR).  THE NEAREST AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVATION STATION (AWOS) REPORT LIGHT WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES (C65 261655Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM FEW038 SCT050 24/13 A3003 RMK A01)

AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 137.  THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) WAS CARRYING A MIXTURE OF FUNGICIDE AND PESTICIDE.  THE PIC STATED THAT HE WAS FULL OF FUEL AT 118 GALLONS OF JET A.  A CHEMICAL INVOICE FOR THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT INDICATED A CHEMICAL LOAD OF 298.25 GALLONS.  THE PIC STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING OVER MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT PER A CAM 8 ENDORSEMENT IN THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOGBOOK.  THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOGBOOK VERIFIED THIS STATEMENT.

THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO DEPART ON RUNWAY 26.  HE REPORTED THAT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, THE ENGINE SEEMED TO LOSE POWER AND SETTLED BACK ON THE RUNWAY BRIEFLY.  AT THAT TIME, THE PIC STATED THAT HE APPLIED MORE POWER AND BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN, BUT COULD NOT TELL IF THE AIRCRAFT PRODUCED ANY ADDITIONAL POWER.  THE PIC STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND WITH A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE, HITTING THE RIGHT WING FIRST, COMING TO A REST UPSIDE DOWN.  THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 250 YARDS WEST OF THE END OF THE GRASS STRIP.  THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY ON THE GROUND.  THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE.

## 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 CEN22LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA349), Jul 26, 2022: Schweizer G-164B (N629EH), Knox, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N629EH (1)

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

- [Incident 20190808014839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190808014839I), Aug 8, 2019: Schweizer Aircraft Corp G-164B (N629EH), Monroe, NC, Minor damage. On August 8, 2019, N629EH was conducting an aerial application of a field under 14 CFR part 137 in VFR weather conditions. The pilot performed one overhead…

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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