# Accident 20110528009069A: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A, Murtaugh, ID, May 28, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2011, 06:15 local time
- Place: Murtaugh, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: XCJG
- Location: 42.5772° N, 114.1356° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5772&lon=-114.1356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9724, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9724-2012-10-31) (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: GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164A
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,964 total, 324 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110528009069A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS PULLING UP AFTER MAKING A PASS ON A FIELD. THE ENGINE STARTED TO LOOSE POWER. A LOAD BANG AND WHITE SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM TH BACK OF THE ENGINE. THE PILOT CHECKED THE MIXTURE CONTROL, THROTTLE AND MAGS. HE MANEUVERED TO MAKE A EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PASTURE. AFTER TOUCH DOWN, THE  RIGHT WING HIT A SMALL BUSH AND TURNED TO THE RIGHT. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR LEG HIT A DITCH AND FOLDED BACK. THE TAIL WHEEL WAS SHEERED OFF. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT.

## 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 WPR11LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA238), May 28, 2011: Grumman G-164A (N9724), Hazelton, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during low-level maneuvering due to an excessively worn carburetor.

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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