# Accident 20160918018799A: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A, Chestertown, MD, September 18, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2016, 14:35 local time
- Place: Chestertown, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: EWAG
- Location: 39.2553° N, 76.1169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2553&lon=-76.1169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75EP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75EP-2017-02-06) (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)
- 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-164A
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,646 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA319) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160918018799A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2016 THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND HAD A REDUCTION IN POWER.  AT THAT TIME THE PILOT PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN  FIELD NEARBY WHERE HE HAD BEEN DISPERSING SEED.  ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2016 A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THAT THE #2 CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.  THE MECHANIC THEN REPLACED THE CYLINDER AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RUN FOR APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MINUTES. THE PILOT THEN TAXIED TO THE END OF THE FIELD WHERE HE WOULD ATTEMPT TO DEPART FROM.  ANOTHER 5 MINUTE HIGH POWER RUN WAS PERFORMED AND THE MAGNETOS AND PROPS WERE CHECKED MULTIPLE TIMES.  THE PILOT THE PROCEEDED TO ATTEMPT A TAKEOFF. AFTER REACHING 10-15 ABOVE THE GROUND THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND DESCENDED HITTING AN ENCLOSED TRAILER AND SMALL PIECE OF FARM EQUIPMENT.  AFTER COMING TO A STOP THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE DESTROYING THE MAJORITY OF THE AIRCRAFT. DURING INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE #4 CYLINDER HAD BLOWN.  WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR: METAR KESN 181850Z 23009KT 10SM BKN065 32/24 A3005

## 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 ERA16LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA319), Sep 18, 2016: Grumman G164 (N75EP), Chestertown, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power due to a failure of the No. 3 cylinder head, which resulted in a forced landing and collision with ground equipment.

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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