Gulfstream Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G 164C N7501Z
19 June 2014 · Beech Grove, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 June 2014 at about 17:00 local time, a Gulfstream Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G 164C registered N7501Z, operated by HDS Inc, was involved in an accident near Beech Grove, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. 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 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Beech Grove, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private (PVT)
- Coordinates
- 36.1603, -90.6108
- Aircraft
- Gulfstream Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G 164C
- Registration
- N7501Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1979
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- HDS Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Beech Grove → Beech Grove
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN14LA308
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in his attempt to take off with insufficient climb performance to climb out of ground effect in the high-density altitude conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that the airplane took off with a quartering tailwind of about 10 to 15 mph. The takeoff was normal; however, shortly after lifting off, the airplane began to settle back toward the ground. The pilot started to dump the fertilizer load, but the airplane subsequently descended to the ground and then hit a rice levee. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. He noted that the accident might have been prevented if he had paid closer attention to the density altitude; the density altitude was calculated to be 2,205 feet, which would have increased the airplane's ground roll and decreased its climb performance.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Gulfstream Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 2013 | Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B | Colfax, Louisiana, United States | Huttos Flying Service LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 2013 | Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B | Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 2015 | Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G 164B | Delaplaine, Arkansas, United States | Wilson Flying Service Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 May 2011 | Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B | Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, United States | Wilson Flying Service Inc | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 2010 | Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B | Blessing, Texas, United States | Fehmel Planes Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2010 | Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B | Genesee, Idaho, United States | Fountain Flying Service LLC | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2014 | Cessna 210E | Oden, Arkansas, United States | State of Arkansas Forestry Commission | Fatal | 1 |
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| 18 Jun 2014 | Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B | Lake City, Arkansas, United States | McCormack, TIM DUB | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2014 | Cessna 182R | Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States | Lain Charles M | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 2014 | Air Tractor AT 402B | Newport, Arkansas, United States | Charles Bell, Jr | Minor injuries | - |