# Accident 20200824012689A: Schweizer Aircraft Corp G-164B, Ogallala, NE, August 24, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2020, 16:00 local time
- Place: Ogallala, NE
- Airport: Searle Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: M6LG
- Location: 41.1175° N, 101.8047° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1175&lon=-101.8047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2437D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2437D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G-164B (registry code 8059055, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER AIRCRAFT CORP G-164B
- Reported engine: P & W R-1340-S1H1-G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,053 total, 1,660 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA364) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200824012689A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 24, 2020, AT 1550 MDT, G164B, N2437D TOOK OFF FROM SEARLE FIELD AIRPORT (KOGA) FROM RUNWAY 26. THE PILOT REPORTED, SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER DURING THE CLIMB TO FERRY ALTITUDE. THE PILOT DUMPED THE LOAD OF RYE SEED TO MAKE THE AIRCRAFT LIGHTER AND SWITCHED THE MAGNETOS. HE ALSO REPORTED HE CHECK THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1.85 MILES WEST OF KOGA AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE CORN. THE LOWER WING SECTION IMPACTED THE CORN CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER AND IMPACT THE GROUND. THE PILOT EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 CEN20LA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA364), Aug 24, 2020: Grumman G164 (N2437D), Ogallala, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to a failure of the master connecting rod.

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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