# Accident 20160312005019A: Grumman G164B, Bell City, LA, March 12, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2016, 11:05 local time
- Place: Bell City, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KGRG
- Location: 30.1133° N, 92.9627° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bell City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1133&lon=-92.9627&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8422K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8422K) (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 R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G164B
- Reported engine: GARRETT TPE331-6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,345 total, 1,550 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160312005019A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOSS POWER AND SHEARED OFF LANDING GEAR.

## 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 N8422K (1)

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

- [Accident 20210719012939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210719012939A), Jul 19, 2021: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N8422K), Amana, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported, following take-off rotation the engine lost power. The aircraft settled into a corn field and flipped over approximately 300 feet from…

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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