# Accident 20240625009519A: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B, Pleasant Grove, CA, June 25, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2024, 05:58 local time
- Place: Pleasant Grove, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 6JNA
- Location: 38.9075° N, 121.4933° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9075&lon=-121.4933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6793K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6793K) (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 R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164B
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240625009519A

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE SLOWLY ADVANCED THE POWER LEVER ALL THE WAY FORWARD AND MONITORED THE AIRCRAFT’S POSITION ON THE RUNWAY AS THE TAIL WAS STILL DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ACCELERATING AS QUICKLY AS IT HAD IN PREVIOUS FLIGHTS; HOWEVER, ON THIS FLIGHT, HE WAS CARRYING A HEAVIER LOAD THAN ON PREVIOUS FLIGHTS. AS THE TAIL CAME UP, HE DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD USED UP ABOUT 90 PERCENT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT APPEAR THAT IT WAS READY TO FLY SINCE IT WAS FAILING TO GAIN LIFT.

HE GENTLY PULLED BACK ON THE CONTROL STICK IN AN ATTEMPT TO CLEAR THE GATE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT STRIKE THE GATE AND CONTINUED SOUTHBOUND ACROSS NICOLAUS AVENUE. AS HE CROSSED ONTO THE ROADWAY, HE SAW THE RIGHT WINGTIP COLLIDE WITH A WHITE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TRUCK BEING DRIVEN EASTBOUND ON NICOLAUS AVENUE.

## 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 WPR24LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA214), Jun 25, 2024: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N6793K), Pleasant Grove, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s delayed recognition of the extent of the airplane’s increased takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of experience operating the airplane at a high gross weight.

## Other reports on N6793K (3)

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

- [Incident 19910608020549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910608020549I), Jun 8, 1991: Scwzer G164B (N6793K), Lorelein, LA, Minor damage. Engine lost thrust on takeoff. Hit a wire fence and tree at end of grass strip.
- [Incident 19910426033449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910426033449I), Apr 26, 1991: Scwzer G164B (N6793K), Lorelein, LA, Minor damage. Complete loss of engine thrust on takeoff. Hit a wire fence and tree at end of grass strip.
- [Accident 19840509016979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840509016979A), May 9, 1984: Scwzer G164B (N6793K), Rosedale, MS, Substantial damage. Ag aircraft flipped over during the landing roll when a wheel sank into a soft spot on the ag strip.

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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