# Accident 20110614009909A: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B, Pullman, WA, June 14, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2011, 19:09 local time
- Place: Pullman, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: G5MG
- Location: 46.7207° N, 117.1806° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7207&lon=-117.1806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8376K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8376K-2024-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (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-164B
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 150 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110614009909A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT 7:00PM.  LOW LIGHT.  PILOT STATED THAT HE MADE A SURVEY FLIGHT OVER THE FEILD.  HE SAW POWER LINES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FEILD AND AT THE END.  HE PASSED OVER THE MIDDLE WIRES BUT HIT THE WIRES AT THE END OF THE FEILD.  HE SAID THAT HE THEN HEADED FOR THE AIRPORT BUT THE ENGINE SLOWLY LOST POWER DUE TO THE WIRE WRAPPED AROUND THE PROP HUB.  HE LINED UP FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING.  HE LANDED SIDEWAYS AND GROUND LOOPED.  RIGHT WING HIT THE GROUND AND SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCFT AND THE ENGINE ALSO SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR11CA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA261), Jun 15, 2011: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N8376K), Pullman, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines while maneuvering.

## Other reports on N8376K (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20210527010209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210527010209A), May 27, 2021: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N8376K), Celina, OH, Substantial damage. N8376K, G-164-B, crashed into waterway 1 mi off end of rwy 8 at Celina (kcqa) shortly after take off. Aircraft stopped producing thrust after takeoff rotation…
- [Accident 20060723014049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060723014049A), Jul 23, 2006: Scwzer G164B (N8376K), Lamont, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Airman was conducting turnaround maneuver after a swath run in aerial application operations when he failed to clear rising terrain (wheat field--at…

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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