# Accident 20110810023549A: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A, Mansfield, SD, August 10, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2011, 19:00 local time
- Place: Mansfield, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2433° N, 98.5633° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2433&lon=-98.5633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N127FC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N127FC) (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 R-985-AN-1 (registry code 51659, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-an-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164A
- Reported engine: P & W R-985-AN-14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA563](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA563) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110810023549A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF FROM A PRIVATE STRIP NEAR MANSFIELD, SD.  AFTER TAKE OFF HE LOST POWER AND PUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN A SOY BEAN FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY.

## 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 CEN11LA563](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA563), Aug 10, 2011: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (N127FC), Mansfield, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to debris in the engine air intake system.

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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