Private Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Beaman, Iowa 50609
Friday, July 10, 2009 17:00 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot reported that he performed a preflight examination and pretakeoff engine run-up of the airplane and no anomalies were detected. He reported that the takeoff was normal until just after liftoff when the airplane's engine lost power but did not quit completely. The pilot advanced the throttle, but the engine did not respond. The airplane struck a fence at the end of the grass runway, settled into the adjacent agricultural field, and nosed over. Examination of the airplane subsequent to the accident failed to reveal a reason for the partial loss of engine power.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/10/2009
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 1700
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City Beaman
Event State IOWA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 50609
Event Date Year 2009
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 421312N
Event Location Longitude 0924922w
Event Location Airport Private
Event Location Nearest Airport ID --
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport --
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1653 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 214
Weather Observation Facility ID MIW
Elevation of weather observation facility 974
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 8
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 2500
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Few
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 28
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 22
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 190
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report METAR KMIW 102053Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM CLR 27/22 A30
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 27025
NTSB Notification Source FAA- Des Moines FSDO
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Jun 8 2010 12:47PM
User who most recently changed record bowl
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N6683K
NTSB Number CEN09LA451
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 137: Agricultural
Type of Flight Plan filed Unknown
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER
Aircraft Model G-164B
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 417 B
Certified Max Gross Weight --
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 1
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection 30
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed Unknown
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name HOPPE WILLIAM H
Aircraft Owner Street Address 209 S STATE ST
Aircraft Owner City TERRIL
Aircraft Owner State IA
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 51364
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name HOPPE, WILLIAM HENRY
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address 209 S STATE ST
Operator City TERRIL
Operator State IA
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 51364
Operator Code PMCG
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Agriculture
Operator Certificate Number PMCG191H
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Aerial Application
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code --
Departure City Beaman
Departure State IA
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1700
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code --
Destination City Beaman
Destination State IA
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record May 27 2010 4:41PM
User who most recently changed record brajo
Since inspection or accident Last Inspection
Event Location Runway Number and Location 36
Runway Length 2600
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --