# Accident 20190908012729A: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B, Berlin, MD, September 8, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2019, 14:30 local time
- Place: Berlin, MD
- Airport: Bunting Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.3300° N, 75.2169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3300&lon=-75.2169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8386K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8386K) (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)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190908012729A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT, SPREADING SEEDS. ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN AN UNPICKED CORN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN AND CAUGHT ON FIRE, DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT ESCAPED THE ACCIDENT UNHARMED.

WEATHER:

KSBY 041530Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM FEW033 31/22 A2992 RMK TO3100220 MADISHF

OXB, 2019-08-04

## 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 ERA19LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA267), Sep 8, 2019: Grumman G164 (N8386K), Berlin, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The malfunction of the No. 9 pushrod, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N8386K (2)

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

- [Accident 20050803017169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050803017169A), Aug 3, 2005: Scwzer G164B (N8386K), Rupert, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot landed on an airstrip created out of the barrow pit along a country road. Weeds had grown alongside the airstrip and the left wing caught in the…
- [Accident 19910415014329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910415014329A), Apr 15, 1991: Scwzer G164B (N8386K), Clewiston, FL, Substantial damage. Engine quit on initial climbout. Nosed over on forced landing. Supercharger impeller had disintegrated.

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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