N4796
Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A · built 1973
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
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Safety history
- July 3, 1984Accident
DESCENDING OUT OF THE PROCEDURE TURN INTO A SWATH RUN THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO LEVEL THE ACFT IN TIME TO AVOID FLYING INTO THE BEAN FIELD. THE ACFT NOSED OVER ON IMPACT AND CAUGHT FIRE. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS ABOUT 2,800 FT. ACFT GROSS WEIGHT WAS APRX 5,500 POUNDS. THE PLT STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT.
- May 6, 1983Accident
SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF, AT ABOUT 10 FT AGL & 95 MPH IN LEVEL FLT, THE PLT FOUND THE CONTROLS 'INEFFECTIVE.' THE ACFT IMPACTED AT FULL POWER IN A CRAB & BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. THE ACFT STILL WOULD NOT CLIMB & THE PLT LOWERED THE NOSE TO GAIN AIRSPEED. THE ACFT IMPACTED A MOUND OF ROCKS CAUSING IT TO NOSE OVER & COME TO REST INVERTED.