Grumman-Schweizer 164 N697Y

Summary

On 19 July 1996 at about 20:30 local time, a Grumman-Schweizer 164 registered N697Y was involved in an accident near Bainbridge, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 July 1996 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Bainbridge, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Decatur County Airpark (BGE)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Grumman-Schweizer 164

Registration

N697Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL96LA110

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's misjudgment of the clearance from the trees during the swath run that resulted in the collision.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The rated pilot was enrolled in a training program for aerial application pilots. During this practice phase of the flight training, the pilot was making a routine swath run, dispensing water, when the collision occurred. According to the operator, the airplane collided with a stand of trees during a swath run pullout, and stalled. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.