Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B N6633K

Summary

On 13 August 2024 at about 18:00 local time, a Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B registered N6633K was involved in an accident near Durham, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 August 2024 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Durham, California, United States

Nearest airport

Oroville Muni (OVE)

Coordinates

39.5438, -121.6577

Aircraft

Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B

Registration

N6633K

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR24LA282

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from powerlines, which resulted in a wire strike.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the operator, the pilot was flying near high tension powerline wires during an aerial application flight. During the application of a rice field while flying north, the airplane’s right wing struck one of the powerlines. The airplane subsequently impacted the ground north of the powerline wires and sustained substantial damage to all four wings the empennage and the fuselage. The pilot exited the airplane, called the operator and reported that the accident was caused by pilot error. The Investigator-in-charge made several attempts to contact the pilot in command (PIC) via email and cell phone, but an email reply was not received from the PIC and the voicemail box was full. The pilot reported there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.