# NTSB FTW83LA267: Grumman G-164B, N6642K, Kinder, LA, June 4, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 4, 1983, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Kinder, LA
- Coordinates: 30.479391, -92.84027 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4794&lon=-92.8403&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 20924
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW83LA267
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/20924/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA267

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - wind information - misread, pilot in command (cause)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - clearance - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - load jettison - not attained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor)
- Nose over, takeoff - initial climb

## Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE AND A LEVEE DURING TAKEOFF. THE PLT SAID THE WIND HAD SHIFTED BEFORE OR DURING TAKEOFF ANDTHE ACFT AT ROTATION FELT AS IF IT STALLED. THE ACFT FAILED TO CLEAR A SMALL TREE AND THEN WAS FORCED INTO A LEVEE. THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING THE ACCIDENT, THE PLT SUGGESTED THAT HE COULD HAVE DONE A BETTER CHECK OF THE WIND FOR TAKEOFF.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6642K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6642K-2018-03-12), registration cancelled 2018-03-12, S/N 403B, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164B
- Registry model: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (registry code 3952802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 403B
- Airframe hours: 2010
- Engines: P&W R-1340-AN-1 600 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Bell Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: 100 hour, May 30, 1983
- Airport: runway 9, 2,600 ×  ft, dirt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: front; flight hours: 3,470 total, 400 in this make and model, 3,400 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 88 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830604022439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830604022439A), Jun 4, 1983: Scwzer G164B, Kinder, LA, Substantial damage. Drifted off runway centerline after liftoff. Struck a tree and a levee. Nosed over.

## Other investigations on N6642K (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 FTW96LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA070), Dec 13, 1995: Grumman G-164B (N6642K), Pawnee, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM THE TERRAIN.

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.

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