# Accident 20201201016539A: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A, Elton, LA, December 1, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2020, 14:30 local time
- Place: Elton, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SDIG
- Location: 30.4383° N, 92.6714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4383&lon=-92.6714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48594, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48594-2021-04-24) (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)
- 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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201201016539A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN21LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA072), Dec 1, 2020: Grumman G164 (N48594), Elton, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N48594 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770628026449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770628026449A), Jun 28, 1977: Gulstm G164C (N48594), Sidney, NE, Substantial damage

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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