# Accident 20130906020139A: Grumman G-164A, Atlantic, IA, September 6, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2013, 15:30 local time
- Place: Atlantic, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PPMG
- Location: 41.3901° N, 95.0098° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3901&lon=-95.0098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7843, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7843-2018-01-09) (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 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 892 total, 160 in this make and model, 167 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA533](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA533) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130906020139A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING A PULL UP MANEUVER WHILE CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION AND STUCK A ROW OF TREES LOCATED AT THE END OF A FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 138 FEET FROM THE TREELINE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DUE TO IMPACT AND FIRE.  THE PILOT ESCAPED THE WRECKAGE WITH MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 CEN13LA533](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA533), Sep 6, 2013: Grumman G-164A (N7843), Atlantic, IA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot’s delay in releasing product to reduce the airplane’s weight and improve its climb performance, which was reduced because of the high density altitude.

## Other reports on N7843 (2)

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

- [Accident 19830108004279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830108004279A), Jan 8, 1983: Scwzer G164A (N7843), Clyde, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft collided with powerline during emergency landing after engine failure.
- [Accident 19820513016059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820513016059A), May 13, 1982: Scwzer G164A (N7843), El Reno, OK, Destroyed. Hit standing water on runway, veered off into deeper water and flipped over. Recent heavy rains.

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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