# Accident 20240629015779A: Grumman G-164A, Toccoa, GA, June 29, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2024, 18:40 local time
- Place: Toccoa, GA
- Airport: Toccoa Rg Letourneau Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5928° N, 83.2964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5928&lon=-83.2964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7849, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7849) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA286) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240629015779A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE RIGHT WING AND PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND.

## 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 ERA24LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA286), Jun 29, 2024: Grumman G-164A (N7849), Toccoa, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to set the engine speed control fully forward during takeoff, resulting in an engine surge and subsequent loss of control during landing.

## Other reports on N7849 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790328005309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790328005309A), Mar 28, 1979: Gulstm G164A (N7849), Vilonia, AR, Substantial damage. Power loss after takeoff resulting in forced landing. Acft flipped inverted. Operator not certificated for ag work.

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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