# NTSB NYC00LA009: Grumman G164, N7856, Burkittsville, MD, October 9, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 9, 1999, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC) - Place: Burkittsville, MD - Coordinates: 39.389976, -77.630256 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3900&lon=-77.6303&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor; on the ground: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report December 4, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 47577 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC00LA009 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/47577/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA009 ## Probable cause The vehicle drivers inadequate lookout. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - object - aircraft moving on ground - visual lookout - inadequate, driver of vehicle (cause) ## Analysis The pilot stated he had an understanding with the owner of the property he was working on, that all occupants of the property had been notified of the airplane's operations and that the area would be kept clear. The pilot did recall noticing a roadblock on the road used for takeoffs and landings. On the twelfth takeoff from the dirt road, as the tail of the airplane lifted off the ground, the pilot noticed a truck driving towards him about 50 feet ahead. The pilot attempted an evasive maneuver to avoid the truck, but impacted the front bumper of the truck with the main landing gear of the airplane. The airplane nosed over the truck and came to rest inverted. According to the owner of the property, the driver of the truck resided on the premises and was made aware that airplane activities were being conducted on the farm. ## Factual narrative On October 9, 1999, about 1300 Eastern Daylight Time, a Grumman G-164A, N7856, was substantially damaged when it impacted a moving motor vehicle, while departing from a dirt road near Burkittsville, Maryland. The certificated commercial pilot and the occupant of the motor vehicle received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the aerial application flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 137.The pilot stated that all occupants of the property had been notified of the airplane's operations and that the area would be kept clear. The pilot did recall noticing a roadblock on the dirt road used for takeoffs and landings. On the twelfth takeoff from the dirt road, as the tail of the airplane lifted off the ground, the pilot noticed a truck driving towards him about 50 feet ahead. The pilot attempted an evasive maneuver to avoid the truck, but impacted the front bumper of the truck with the main landing gear of the airplane. The airplane nosed over the truck and came to rest inverted. According to the owner of the property where the accident occurred, the driver of the truck resided on the premises and was made aware that airplane activities were being conducted on the farm. The road that was being used by the airplane on the day of the accident was a private drive, and had been used on a regular basis for landing and departing airplanes. According to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector no mechanical difficulties were observed when the wreckage of the airplane was examined. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7856](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7856), registered now, S/N 805, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Grumman G164 (A) - Registry model: [Grumman G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (registry code 3952704) (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: 805 - Airframe hours: 6296 - Engines: P&W R-985-AN-1413 450 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Registered owner: Tri State Aero Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, December 1, 1998, 147 hours before - Departed: NONE - Airport: NONE ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 54; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 5,251 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 5,211 as pilot in command, 89 in the last 90 days, 54 in the last 30 days, 7 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 5 knots - Visibility: 9 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: HGR, 160 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19991009043439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991009043439A), Oct 9, 1999: Scwzer G164A, Burkittsville, MD, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot stated he had an understanding with the owner of the property he was working on, that all occupants of the property had been notified of the… ## Other investigations on N7856 (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 ATL84LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA145), Apr 19, 1984: Grumman G164A (N7856), Huger, SC, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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