# Accident 19960727020159A: Grumav STCG164, Dubois, ID, July 27, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1996, 07:00 local time
- Place: Dubois, ID
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WZAG
- Location: 44.2197° N, 112.3697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2197&lon=-112.3697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5390, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5390-2013-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV STCG164
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3311
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,134 total, 3,496 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960727020159A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. ENGINE FLAMED OUT AFTER BEING SPRAYED BY IRRIGATION RIG. NOSED OVER. ENGINE OVER TBO.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA96LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA172), Jul 27, 1996: Grumman-Schweizer G-164A (N5390), Dubois, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to remain clear of an irrigation spray device, which resulted in inadvertent water ingestion and flameout of the aircraft's turboprop engine. Factors relating to the accident…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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