# Accident 20150418013289A: Grumman Aerospace Corp. G164A, Maysville, OK, April 18, 2015 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 18, 2015, 11:35 local time - Place: Maysville, OK - Airport: Pauls Valley Municipal Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Maneuver - Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137) - Location: 34.7096° N, 97.2233° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PAULS VALLEY MUNI (PVJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7096&lon=-97.2233&mi=10 - Aircraft: N7951, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7951-2018-10-23) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AEROSPACE CORP. G164A - Reported engine: PZL-3S 3S - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot - Pilot flight hours: 9,388 total, 700 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150418013289A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON APRIL 18, 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 1135 AM, CENTRAL TIME, THE PILOT, WAS CROP DUSTING IN A FIELD THREE MILES WEST OF MAYSVILLE, OKLAHOMA 73057, WHEN HIS AG. CAT. AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM PAULS VALLEY AIRPORT OKLAHOMA (PVJ) IN VFR CONDITIONS. THE ENGINE STOP RUNNING AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT DOWN IN A WHEAT FIELD AND INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, WITH ONE PERSON ON BOARD WHO RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT (GRUMMAN-G164A) LOST POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET, AGL, WHILE TURNING IN FOR AN A-B LINE ON ALFALFA FIELD. WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT, HE ATTEMPTED A RESTART WITH NO SUCCESS. FUEL PRESSURE, OIL PRESSURE, AND TEMPERATURES WERE IN NORMAL OPERATING RANGE. HE STATED THAT HE HAD A CHOICE OF LANDING ON WET GROUND OR LANDING IN A WHEAT FIELD. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET WHEN THE PROPELLER HIT THE GROUND AND SNAPPED OFF, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE ON SIGHT INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEAILED THE FOLLOWING DEFFICIECIES: THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING LEADING EDGE AND SPAR WERE DAMAGE, WING TIP CRACKED, WING TRAILING EDGE MUTILITATED, THE PROPELLER BROKE OFF FROM THE CRANK SHAFT, THE ENGINE NUMBER 4&5 CYLINDERS BROKE OFF WHEN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED AND LANDED INVERTED. THE LOWER WING MAIN SPAR BUCKLE AND SKIN TORN; RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE TORN WITH INTERNAL STRUCTURE DAMAGE, AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE SIDE PANELS WORPPED, COCKPIT STRUCTURE DAMAGE, AIRCRAFT BELLY SKIN DISTORTED, ENGING FIRE WALL DAMAGE. THE HAPPER AND DUMP GATE OKAY. THE TAIL BOOM AND TAIL WHEEL INCURED NO DAMAGE. ## NTSB investigation None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search ## Other reports on N7951 (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19980716030799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980716030799A), Jul 16, 1998: Scwzer G164A (N7951), Caldwell, ID, Substantial damage. (-23)On a night spray operation, the operator was returning to the field with his third load of the evening. He stated he began his descent to make the first… - [Accident 19760621016709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760621016709A), Jun 21, 1976: Grumav G164A (N7951), Covington, TN, Substantial damage. Carb butterfly shaft sheared. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.