# NTSB FTW99LA101: Grumman G-164B, N6758Q, Jennings, LA, March 26, 1999

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 26, 1999, 10:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place: Jennings, LA
- Coordinates: 30.220376, -92.650932 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2204&lon=-92.6509&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 March 31, 2000
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 45965
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW99LA101
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/45965/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA101

## Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent stall during the departure turn to downwind. A factor was the tailwind.

## 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 - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

During the turn for a downwind departure from the private turf airstrip, the agricultural airplane stalled and impacted the terrain.  Winds were from the north at 10 to 12 knots.

## Factual narrative

On March 26, 1999, at 1015 central standard time, a Grumman G-164B, agricultural airplane, N6758Q, impacted the terrain during the takeoff/initial climb near Jennings, Louisiana.  The airplane was owned by Adams Flying Service, Inc., Rayville, Louisiana, and operated by Deep South Flying Service, Jennings, Louisiana, under 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 137.  The commercial pilot, sole occupant, was not injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local aerial application flight that was originating at the time of the accident.  A flight plan was not filed.

During a telephone interview, conducted by the investigator-in-charge (IIC), and on the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2) the operator reported that the airplane was loaded with fertilizer for application to the fields.  The airplane "departed the north runway, turned to a southerly heading, stalled, and hit the ground."  The airplane came to rest inverted.  The wind was from the north at 10 to 12 knots.  Structural damage occurred to the rudder, wings, and empennage.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6758Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6758Q-2013-09-30), registration cancelled 2013-09-30, S/N 269B, built 1977 (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 R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 269B
- Airframe hours: 8646
- Engines: P&W R-1340 600 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Ronald D. Taylor, doing business as Deep South Flying Service
- Registered owner: Adams Flying Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, February 2, 1999, 25 hours before
- Airport: NONE, runway 36, 3,900 × 150 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 26; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: center; flight hours: 1,003 total, 200 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 61 °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 19990326002769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990326002769A), Mar 26, 1999: Scwzer G164B, Jennings, LA, Substantial damage. Acft took off, stalled, the landing gear struck the rwy, and the acft flipped over. (From .4) during the turn for a downwind departure from the private turf…

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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