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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A · Elton, LA · December 1, 2020

Date: December 1, 2020 · 14:30 local
Place: Elton, LA
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: SDIG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N48594
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN21LA072
Reported as: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N48594Registration cancelled Apr 24, 2021 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AS/N 1677 · Built 1976 Airframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A

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What happened

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After departing private grass strip to resume aerial application operations, pilot reported that shortly after takeoff the engine started to run rough and lose power. He decided to make an emergency landing in a nearby rice field. The aircraft landing gear became stuck in the mud and the aircraft flipped over. The pilot was uninjured, and there were no injuries to anyone on the ground. There was substantial damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER DEPARTING PRIVATE GRASS STRIP TO RESUME AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS, PILOT REPORTED THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND LOSE POWER. HE DECIDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A NEARBY RICE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR BECAME STUCK IN THE MUD AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO ANYONE ON THE GROUND. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN21LA072Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportElton, LAThe loss of engine power, which resulted in a forced landing on unsuitable terrain. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined based on available evidence.Dec 1, 2020 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N48594 · 1

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

Accident 19770628026449ALow Level Operations · Sidney, NEJun 28, 1977 · Reported as Gulstm G164C · Substantial damage