# Accident 20240809013879A: Grumman G-164A, Dyess, AR, August 9, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2024, 16:30 local time
- Place: Dyess, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: BFMG
- Location: 35.5906° N, 90.1832° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5906&lon=-90.1832&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6569, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6569) (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
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,021 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA313) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240809013879A

## Narrative

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

ARRIVED ON SCENE. AIRCRAFT WAS UPSIDE DOWN IN A FIELD. PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING UNDER THE POWER LINE. AIRCRAFT HAD FLIPPED. PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 CEN24LA313](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA313), Aug 9, 2024: Grumman G164 (N6569), Dyess, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper overhaul of the carburetor and the malfunction of left magneto which resulted in a partial loss of engine power.

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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