# Accident 20110818017739A: Grumman G-164A, El Campo, TX, August 18, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2011, 09:36 local time
- Place: El Campo, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KDFG
- Location: 29.1895° N, 96.2706° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1895&lon=-96.2706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6567, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6567-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-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 G-164A
- Reported engine: P&W R1340
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 22,250 total, 20,250 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA556](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA556) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110818017739A

## Narrative

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

ON 08/18/2011 AT 09:36 CDT, N6567 A GRUMMAN G-164-A DEPARTED A DIRT STRIP NEAR EL CAMPO TEXAS WITH INTENTIONS OF CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS AT AN ADJACENT FIELD. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL LIFT OFF AND CLIMB TO APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT LOST A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF AVAILABLE POWER. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO THE TAKEOFF POINT AND ELECTED TO LAND IN THE NEARBY FIELD. THIS WAS A RICE FIELD WITH APPROXIMATELY 1- 2 FEET OF WATER AND RICE STALKS. THE AIRCRAFT MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE WATER, THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED FORWARD ONTO THE NOSE, AND THEN FLIPPED INVERTED, COMING TO REST ON THE TOP WING, AND COLLAPSING THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER.

## 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 CEN11LA556](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA556), Aug 18, 2011: Grumman G-164A (N6567), El Campo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Separation of the No. 3 cylinder exhaust valve rocker arm, which resulted in a loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N6567 (3)

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

- [Accident 20040617015379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040617015379A), Jun 17, 2004: Scwzer G164A (N6567), Garwood, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft was loaded with 1600LBS of fertilizer and was taking off to the south on a dirt runway. Pilot was approaching 65 mph, when the right hand main…
- [Incident 20010414007729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010414007729I), Apr 14, 2001: Scwzer G164A (N6567), Garwood, TX, Minor damage. (-23)While in the landing roll out phase, the pilot in command applied both brake pedals slowly, the right brake pedal depressed all the way to the floor and…
- [Accident 19880820034499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880820034499A), Aug 20, 1988: Scwzer G164A (N6567), Gillett, AR, Substantial damage. Blew a cylinder en route to spray field. Nosed over on the forced landing.

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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