No fatalities

23 Jun 2008: Grumman G-164 — Gaumnitz Flying Service — Tallulah, LA

Tallulah, LA, United States

On 23 Jun 2008, a Grumman G-164 operated by Gaumnitz Flying Service was involved in an aviation accident near Tallulah, LA. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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A commercial pilot with 546 hours ferrying an agricultural airplane suffered minor injuries when the aircraft lost altitude after reducing engine power and impacted a corn field, coming to rest inverted.

Incident Overview

A commercial pilot with 546 hours of flight experience was conducting a short ferry flight of approximately 8 miles from a private airstrip to a different airfield. The pilot reported that shortly after departure, he reduced engine power for cruise flight. Soon after, the airplane began to lose altitude. Despite the pilot's efforts, the descent could not be stopped before the agricultural airplane struck a corn field.

Injuries and Damage

The pilot received minor injuries during the mishap. The airplane came to rest in an inverted position in the field. No other injuries were reported.

Aircraft and Flight Context

The aircraft was an agricultural airplane. No details regarding the aircraft type, registration, engine count, or operator were specified. The flight was conducted in daylight; no specific time or weather conditions were mentioned. There was no air traffic control involvement reported.

Contributing factors

Causes

Pilot

Other contributing factors

Airspeed — Not attained/maintained