- Date
- July 3, 1999, 08:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place
- Page, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6633KGrumman-Schweizer G-164B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 22, 2000
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19990703046169A
- Case key
- 46738
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Probable cause
the pilot's failure to compensate for the wind conditions. Factors were the sudden windshift and the crops.
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 said that winds were 7 mph out of the northeast. He stated that the aircraft ran up normally. He said that he checked the windsock in the run up area and it was still indicating wind out of the northeast. He said that on takeoff, the airplane rotated and started to fly. He stated that the airplane did not produce any further lift and impacted corn and terrain off the departure end of runway 35. He said that after the accident, he noticed the wind had shifted to the southeast.
Factual narrative
On July 3, 1999, at 0800 central daylight time, a Grumman-Schweizer G-164B, N6633K impacted crops and terrain on takeoff from runway 35 (2,600 feet X 30 feet/dry asphalt) at Page Regional Airport, Page, North Dakota. The instrument rated commercial pilot reported no injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed during the 14 CFR Part 137 aerial application flight. The airplane was not on a flight plan. The flight was originating at the time of the accident.
The pilot stated that he had 375 gallons of chemical and water mixture and 60 gallons of 100 low lead fuel onboard. The pilot said that the local temperature was around 70 degrees Fahrenheit and winds were 7 mph out of the northeast. He stated that the aircraft ran up normally. He said that he checked the windsock in the run up area and it was still indicating wind out of the northeast. He said that on takeoff the airplane rotated and started to fly. He stated that the airplane did not produce any further lift and he impacted corn and terrain off the departure end of runway 35. After the accident he said that he noticed the wind shifted to the southeast.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6633K
- Reported as
- Grumman-Schweizer G-164B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 400B
- Airframe hours
- 2,938
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-S3H1-G, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Tall Towers Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 1, 1999 · 22 hours before
- Departed
- 64G
- Destination
- 64G
- Airport
- 64G · Page Regional Airport, runway 35, 2,600 × 30 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 5,246 total · 102 in this make and model · 5,127 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days · 44 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,200 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GFK, 14 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 N6633K · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.