# Accident 20230607009899A: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B, Bloomfield, NE, June 7, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2023, 13:30 local time
- Place: Bloomfield, NE
- Airport: Bloomfield Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: B49G
- Location: 42.5797° N, 97.6737° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5797&lon=-97.6737&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48485, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48485-2025-06-13) (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: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 14,657 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230607009899A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN23LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA232), Jun 7, 2023: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N48485), Bloomfield, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined.

## Other reports on N48485 (1)

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

- [Accident 20020509010089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020509010089A), May 9, 2002: Scwzer G164B (N48485), Hordville, NE, No damage. (-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.…

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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