Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A N6846Q
13 July 2012 · Darksville, Missouri, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 13 July 2012 at about 16:30 local time, a Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A registered N6846Q, operated by Maybee Air LLC, was involved in an accident near Darksville, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Darksville, Missouri, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.5419, -92.5878
- Aircraft
- Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A
- Registration
- N6846Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Maybee Air LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Moberly → Moberly
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN12LA440
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot did not maintain clearance from a tree line at the completion of an agricultural spray run.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The aerial application airplane was observed impacting a tree along the edge of the field being sprayed. Clean, freshly cut branches were noticed in the tree and freshly broken tree branch fragments were located along the impact trail. Examination of the airframe, engine and propeller did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2012 | Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A | Wilton, California, United States | Harding, Harry Nelson | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 2011 | Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A | Belhaven, North Carolina, United States | LEE Flying Service Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 2011 | Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A | Monette, Arkansas, United States | Tri-Air LLC | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 2011 | Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A | Bono, Arkansas, United States | Heartland Aerial Aprayers | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 2011 | Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A | Mansfield, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 2014 | Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G 164A | Fairview, Kansas, United States | Precision Aerial AG LLC | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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