# Accident 20210719012939A: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B, Amana, IA, July 19, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2021, 02:00 local time
- Place: Amana, IA
- Airport: Amana Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RCLG
- Location: 41.7947° N, 91.8650° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7947&lon=-91.8650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8422K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8422K) (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)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164B
- Reported engine: GARRETT TPE331-6-252M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 10,693 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA329) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210719012939A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED, FOLLOWING TAKE-OFF ROTATION THE ENGINE LOST POWER.

THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO A CORN FIELD AND FLIPPED OVER APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 26.

## 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 CEN21LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA329), Jul 19, 2021: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N8422K), Amana, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.

## Other reports on N8422K (1)

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

- [Accident 20160312005019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160312005019A), Mar 12, 2016: Grumman G164B (N8422K), Bell City, LA, Substantial damage. Aircraft loss power and sheared off landing gear.

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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