- Date
- July 11, 1995, 07:35 local (12:35 UTC)
- Place
- Kenmare, ND
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6623QSchweizer G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 27, 1996
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950711048069A
- Case key
- 9939
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Probable cause
the pilot's not obtaining/maintaining proper climb rate.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was on initial climb with a hopper full of a herbicide for an aerial application flight. After departure the airplane descended into the terrain where impact and a post accident fire destroyed the airplane. The pilot does not recall events after the airplane started settling. There were no eyewitnesses to the accident. A post accident examination failed to reveal any preexisting mechanical anomalies.
Factual narrative
On July 11, 1995, at 0735 central daylight time, a Schweizer G- 164B, N6623Q, was destroyed and the commercial pilot sustained serious injuries when it impacted the terrain shortly after takeoff from Kenmare Municipal Airport, Kenmare, North Dakota. The local 14 CFR Part 137 aerial application flight operated without a flight plan in visual meteorological conditions.
The pilot reported that he did not recall anything except the airplane settling after takeoff. He did not report any mechanical difficulties.
No eyewitnesses to the accident were located.
A post accident investigation failed to reveal any pre-existing mechanical anomalies.
The airplane hopper was loaded with the herbicide (2-4-D) at the time of the accident.
A post-impact fire consumed most of the airframe.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6623Q
- Reported as
- Schweizer G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 149B
- Airframe hours
- 2,600
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Brekhus, Kenneth J.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 5, 1995 · 260 hours before
- Departed
- ND26
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 825 total · 511 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MOT, 38 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6623Q · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.