# Accident 20160702013599A: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B, Laurel, DE, July 2, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2016, 10:30 local time
- Place: Laurel, DE
- Airport: Johnsons
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NBGG
- Location: 38.5703° N, 75.4644° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5703&lon=-75.4644&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6781K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6781K-2022-07-02) (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
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,325 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160702013599A

## Narrative

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

AT THE FINISH OF THE LAST PASS OF  SPRAYING A FIELD IN SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE, PILOT REPORTS HEARING A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. AIRCRAFT WAS BETWEEN 20 TO 60 FEET AGL AND PILOTS STATES HE INITIATED A 40 TO 60 DEGREE LEFT TURN INTO THE WIND FOR A FORCED LANDING IN A CORN FIELD. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND, DURING THE LANDING ROLL AFTER SLOWING, SOFT SAND AND CORN STALKS CAUSED THE TAIL TO PITCH UP. THE AIRCRAFT STOOD ON THE NOSE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE FALLING INVERTED ON THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER SHUTTING OFF AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL POWER.

## 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 ERA16LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA242), Jul 2, 2016: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164 (N6781K), Laurel, DE, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to an encounter with a bird, which collided with the spray pump fan assembly and subsequently sent blade fragments into the engine compartment, damaging the throttle…

## Other reports on N6781K (2)

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

- [Accident 20100811042329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100811042329A), Aug 11, 2010: Grumman Acf G-164B (N6781K), Tracy, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot had departed their private airstrip for his second application flight of the day. Shortly after takeoff at aprox 200 feet AGL pilot heard a loud "bang"…
- [Incident 19880518037929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880518037929I), May 18, 1988: Scwzer G164B (N6781K), Morganza, LA, Substantial damage. Struck a levee during a swath run and landed minus the gear. Blamed dirty windshield and blind by morning sun.

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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