# Accident 20160511005669A: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B, Kaplan, LA, May 11, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2016, 14:00 local time
- Place: Kaplan, LA
- Airport: Crowley Le Gros Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: V3FG
- Location: 30.0908° N, 92.4169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0908&lon=-92.4169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8362K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8362K-2018-06-29) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160511005669A

## Narrative

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

AFTER DEPARTING GRASS STRIP JUST OFF LYON POINT HWY. WITH LOAD #7 OF THE DAY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A RIGHT HAND TURN AT 60? AGL WHEN THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY FLAMEOUT. PILOT TRIED TO LAND ON SERVICE ROAD ALONGSIDE RICE FIELD BUT WAS UNABLE AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE GROUND CAUSING IT TO SNAP OFF. THE DRAG OF THE LANDING GEAR CAUSED THE NOSE OF AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT THE FIELD/SERVICE ROAD EMBANKMENT. AIRCRAFT STAYED UPRIGHT AND PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 CEN16LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA180), May 11, 2016: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G 164B (N8362K), Lyons Point, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to debris contamination of the fuel system. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection.

## Other reports on N8362K (1)

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

- [Incident 20120627012809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120627012809I), Jun 27, 2012: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N8362K), Vermilion, LA, Minor damage. Two miles after the aircraft took off, and while it was at level flight the aircraft engine lost power and did an emergency landing in a crawfish pond.

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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