# Accident 20240708008489A: Grumman G-164B, Sedgewick, AR, July 8, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2024, 09:00 local time
- Place: Sedgewick, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: VSVG
- Location: 35.9786° N, 90.8564° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9786&lon=-90.8564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6500K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6500K) (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 G-164B
- Reported engine: GARRETT TPE331-1-151A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240708008489A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL SPRAYING OPERATIONS IN THE VICINITY OF SEDGEWICK, AR. THE FIELD BEING SPRAYED HAD TWO SETS OF HIGH-TENSION ELECTRICAL WIRES CROSSING IT APPROXIMATELY 150 YARDS APART. ON THE RETURN FOR THE 4TH PASS IN THE FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED OVER THE FIRST SET OF WIRES AND THEN BEGAN DESCENT FOR SPRAYING THE FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE SECOND SET OF WIRES AND CRASHED INTO THE FLOODED RICE FIELD. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN24LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA257), Jul 8, 2024: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N6500K), Sedgwick, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line during the spray pass.

## Other reports on N6500K (2)

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

- [Accident 19780930029979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780930029979A), Sep 30, 1978: Gulstm G164A (N6500K), Shafter, CA, Substantial damage. No 1,2,3,8,9 link rods broken
- [Accident 19780201000809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780201000809A), Feb 1, 1978: Gulstm G164A (N6500K), Wasco, CA, Substantial damage. Dry pellet fertilizer being dropped on bare ground which had beenwed.

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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