# Accident 20140718012759A: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A, Fairview, KS, July 18, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2014, 08:40 local time
- Place: Fairview, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 7PEG
- Location: 39.8539° N, 95.7297° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8539&lon=-95.7297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6743Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6743Q-2018-05-31) (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)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164A
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 776 total, 218 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA375) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140718012759A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ATCHISON, KS AIRPORT (K59) AT 0820 ON 7-18-2014 FOR A FLIGHT TO SEBETHA, KS (K83) TO RETURN FROM HAVING THE AIRCRAFT BRAKES RESEALED.  ABOUT 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT WHILE LEVEL AT 600 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL THE ENGINE STARTED TO BACKFIRE.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON AN ADJACENT BLACKTOP ROAD.  AS HE ATTEMPTED THE LANDING HE OBSERVED A VEHICLE ON THE ROAD AND MADE A CIRCLE OVER A PASTURE TO THE WEST OF THE ROAD.  DURING THE CIRCLE THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING.  THE PILOT CONTINUED THE LANDING ON THE ROAD.  THE AIRCRAFT STALLED ABOVE THE ROAD ABOUT 10 FEET AND CONTACTED THE ROAD NOT COMPLETELY STRAIGHT.  THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN AND SLIDE INTO THE DITCH ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ROAD.  THE AIRCRAFT SLID SIDEWAYS UNTIL IT STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE.  THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED AFTER BREAKING THE TELEPHONE POLE OFF.

## 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 CEN14LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA375), Jul 18, 2014: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G 164A (N6743Q), Fairview, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The backfire of the engine and its loss of power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

## Other reports on N6743Q (4)

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

- [Incident 19981013040259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981013040259I), Oct 13, 1998: Scwzer G164A (N6743Q), Bridgeton, NJ, Minor damage. (-5)The pilot stated he departed (00N) to conduct an aerial fertilizing operation with 1850 pounds of fertilizer in the hopper. 2000 pounds is the maximum…
- [Accident 19871008059069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871008059069A), Oct 8, 1987: Scwzer G164A (N6743Q), Port Allen, LA, Substantial damage. Power lost. Forced landing in a field. Aircraft came to rest inverted. Found cylinder fracture cause of power loss.
- [Accident 19830511018649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830511018649A), May 11, 1983: Scwzer G164A (N6743Q), Bastrop, LA, Substantial damage. Struck a ditch and flipped over while landing on a farm strip. Did not see ditch on aerial runway inspection.
- [Accident 19810608030649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810608030649A), Jun 8, 1981: Grumav G164A (N6743Q), Bonita, LA, Substantial damage. Aircraft flipped inverted during emergency landing in soft field.

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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