# Accident 20121019023649A: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B, Edison, GA, October 19, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2012, 14:30 local time
- Place: Edison, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 01FG
- Location: 31.5753° N, 84.5753° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5753&lon=-84.5753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6670K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6670K) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 8,200 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121019023649A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON 4TH LOAD OF THE DAY WITH 3 CHEMICALS; 1. FOLEX, 2. FINISH PRO, 3. TAKEDOWN.  ON SECOND PASS TURNING AND MANUEVER INTO POSITION THE ENGINE BEGAN TO VIRBRATE AND RUN ROUGH WITH NO RESPONSE TO THROTTLE MOVEMENT.  PILOT ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING IN CORN FIELD, ON ROLL OUT, APPROXIMATELY 425 FEET THE GEAR SUNK INTO THE SANDY SOIL CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO ROLLOVER ON ITS BACK.INVESTIGATION INTO ENGINE PROBLEM FOUND THAT THE NUMBER 8 ROD BROKE CAUSING A CATASTROPHE ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 ERA13LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA029), Oct 19, 2012: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N6670K), Edison, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to the fatigue failure of the k-pin associated with the No. 1 cylinder.

## Other reports on N6670K (1)

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

- [Accident 19810926065559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810926065559A), Sep 26, 1981: Grumav G164B (N6670K), Pelham, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during landing when one wing caught in tall grass.

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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