- Date
- July 24, 1986, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Grandin, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8379Schweizer G164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860724035729A
- Case key
- 17019
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt was attempting to take off from 2600 ft x 50 ft sod strip with full fuel (36 gal) and 160 gal of M22, a fungicide. Center of rwy was soft from recent rains. Plt began takeoff roll on right side of rwy. Right wing and spray boom contacted tall grain stalks along side of rwy and acft spun around and skidded sideways. Left wing tip dug into ground and acft cartwheeled.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8379
- Reported as
- Schweizer G164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 872
- Airframe hours
- 4,802
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Cameron Wischer, doing business as Wischer Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · December 16, 1985
- Airport
- Dakota, runway 18, 2,600 × 50 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,849 total · 807 in this make and model · 1,753 as pilot in command · 294 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FAR, 21 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 N8379 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.