Grumman-Schweizer G-164B accident near Page, North Dakota, July 3, 1999
On July 3, 1999 at about 1:00 pm local time, a Grumman-Schweizer G-164B, registered N6633K, was substantially damaged in an accident near Page, North Dakota (Page Regional Airport). It was an aerial application (crop spraying) flight under agricultural flying rules (Part 137). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
the pilot's failure to compensate for the wind conditions. Factors were the sudden windshift and the crops.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 3, 1999 · about 1:00 pm local time
- Place
- Page, North Dakota · Page Regional Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Grumman-Schweizer G-164B
- Registration
- N6633K · no longer on the register · serial 400B
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot said that winds were 7 mph out of the northeast. He stated that the aircraft ran up normally. He said that he checked the windsock in the run up area and it was still indicating wind out of the northeast. He said that on takeoff, the airplane rotated and started to fly. He stated that the airplane did not produce any further lift and impacted corn and terrain off the departure end of runway 35. He said that after the accident, he noticed the wind had shifted to the southeast.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 5,246 hours in all; 102 in this make and model; 45 in the last 90 days; 44 in the last 30 days; 5,127 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,938 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 1, 1999; 22 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 7,200 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P&W R-1340-S3H1-G (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 64G at 1:00 pm
- Destination: 64G
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 35, 2,600 ft by 30 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 320° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 3,200 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 63°F (17°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 12:53 pm from GFK, 14 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N6633K the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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