# Accident 20230529003419A: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B, Paragould, AR, May 29, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2023, 15:11 local time
- Place: Paragould, AR
- Airport: Kirk Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NOSG
- Location: 36.0411° N, 90.7231° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0411&lon=-90.7231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6678Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6678Q-2024-09-07) (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: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164B
- Reported engine: GARRETT TPE331-6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,028 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230529003419A

## Narrative

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

INTERVIEWED THE PILOT AND GROUND SUPPORT, INVESTIGATION FOUND THE FOLLOWING:

THE PILOT WAS TAKING OFF FROM OFF-AIRPORT RUNWAY, MAKING A SLIGHT RIGHT TURN AFTER PARTIAL ROTATION THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS DISTRACTED BY ANOTHER PILOT SPRAYING IN THE SAME AREA. THERE WAS A LEVEE COVERED BY HIGH GRASS YOU COULD NOT SEE VERY WELL AND THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL CAUGHT THE LEVEE AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT BELIEVES ABOUT 1 AND HALF TIMES. DAMAGE IS SUBSTANTIAL. WEATHER WAS DETERMINED NOT BE A FACTOR AFTER CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS AND REVIEWING REPORTS AT THAT TIME. IT WAS FAIRLY MILD YESTERDAY WITH A SLIGHT BREEZE. THE WEATHER WAS ABOUT THE SAME AS DAY OF ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NO PERFORMANCE ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED AND THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF FUEL RESIDUE AROUND THE AREA. THE HOPPER WAS FULL SINCE THEY WERE TAKING OFF TO SPRAY. THE ENGINE WAS MAKING POWER AS EVIDENCED BY THE BLADE ROLL OVER ON THE PROPELLER. INVESTIGATOR BELIEVES THE ACCIDENT WAS PILOT ERROR AND WAS CAUSED BY LACK OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED FOR THE TERRAIN OVER WHICH HE WAS FLYING.

## 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 CEN23LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA212), May 29, 2023: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N6678Q), Light, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot exceeding the climb capability of the airplane during takeoff which led to it settling into the ground.

## Other reports on N6678Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19960531012339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960531012339A), May 31, 1996: Scwzer G164B (N6678Q), Newport, AR, Substantial damage. Struck power lines and crashed. (-23) on Monday, may 13, 1996, at approximately 0815 am, a Grumman G-164B, serial #199B, N6678Q, piloted by Mr. James jacobi…

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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