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FAA accident report · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B · Bloomfield, NE · June 7, 2023

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Date
June 7, 2023 · 13:30 local
Place
Bloomfield, NE
Airport
Bloomfield Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
B49G
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N48485
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN23LA232
Reported as
Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
14,657 total
N48485Registration cancelled Jun 13, 2025 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BS/N 44B · Built 1976Airframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On Wednesday, June 7, 2023, a pilot was performing aerial application operations in a 1976 Grumman G-164B powered by a Garrett TPE331-1-151A. The part 137 flights were originating from the Bloomfield Municipal Airport (84Y) in Bloomfield, Nebraska.

At approximately 1330, with the aircraft loaded for the second application of the day, the pilot had the aircraft positioned on the south end of runway 32 for takeoff.

The pilot applied engine power, the aircraft accelerated down the runway and liftoff was achieved.

After liftoff, the aircraft acceleration stopped, speed was decreasing and the tail was dropping. With the power lever all the way forward, the pilot pushed the control stick forward to maintain speed and control.

The aircraft was drifting to the left of the runway, impacted a fence and the ground, then slid to a stop in a soybean field approximately one hundred yards to the west of runway 14.

The pilot shut off power and fuel, then exited the aircraft. The pilot was the only person on board and there were no reports of injury. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the right landing gear which was separated from the aircraft, the propeller and the right wing.

As the FAA filed it

ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 2023, A PILOT WAS PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS IN A 1976 GRUMMAN G-164B POWERED BY A GARRETT TPE331-1-151A. THE PART 137 FLIGHTS WERE ORIGINATING FROM THE BLOOMFIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (84Y) IN BLOOMFIELD, NEBRASKA.

AT APPROXIMATELY 1330, WITH THE AIRCRAFT LOADED FOR THE SECOND APPLICATION OF THE DAY, THE PILOT HAD THE AIRCRAFT POSITIONED ON THE SOUTH END OF RUNWAY 32 FOR TAKEOFF.

THE PILOT APPLIED ENGINE POWER, THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED DOWN THE RUNWAY AND LIFTOFF WAS ACHIEVED.

AFTER LIFTOFF, THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATION STOPPED, SPEED WAS DECREASING AND THE TAIL WAS DROPPING. WITH THE POWER LEVER ALL THE WAY FORWARD, THE PILOT PUSHED THE CONTROL STICK FORWARD TO MAINTAIN SPEED AND CONTROL.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS DRIFTING TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, IMPACTED A FENCE AND THE GROUND, THEN SLID TO A STOP IN A SOYBEAN FIELD APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED YARDS TO THE WEST OF RUNWAY 14.

THE PILOT SHUT OFF POWER AND FUEL, THEN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD AND THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR WHICH WAS SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, THE PROPELLER AND THE RIGHT WING.

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 CEN23LA232Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportBloomfield, NEA partial loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined.Jun 7, 2023 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N48485 · 1

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

Accident 20020509010089AHordville, NE(-23) During low level spray application, the pratt & whitney R-1340-S3H1-18 engine lost all power. An emergency landing was attempted in a plowed, wet field. The aircraft was destroyed.May 9, 2002 · No damage