# Accident 20240526005779A: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A, Rome, OR, May 26, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2024, 10:00 local time
- Place: Rome, OR
- Airport: N/A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 2OTG
- Location: 42.8411° N, 117.6329° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8411&lon=-117.6329&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9853, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9853) (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)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164A
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240526005779A

## Narrative

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

WHILE LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD BEING USED FOR PART 137 OPERATIONS, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF CENTERLINE UPON LANDING ROLLOUT, AND ENTERED SOFT TILLED DIRT, CAUSING THE LOSS OF CONTROL, FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 WPR24LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA165), May 26, 2024: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (N9853), Rome, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during landing.

## Other reports on N9853 (2)

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

- [Incident 20000605021059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000605021059I), Jun 5, 2000: Scwzer G164A (N9853), Bozeman, MT, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he was landing on a dirt road-relatd to ag spraying operations-when loose, soft earth caused aircrafts tail to rise, forcing propeller…
- [Accident 19960803020849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960803020849A), Aug 3, 1996: Scwzer G164A (N9853), Belgrade, MT, Substantial damage. White engine smoke and power loss. Landed open field. Hit ditch. Cause power loss unknown.

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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