# Accident 20241007015429A: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A, Parsonsburg, MD, October 7, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2024, 09:16 local time
- Place: Parsonsburg, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LLYG
- Location: 38.3658° N, 75.4584° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3658&lon=-75.4584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8957H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8957H) (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: 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-164A
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,250 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241007015429A

## Narrative

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

AFTER SPREADING DRY SEED ON FIELD, DURING THE CLIMB OUT, ENGINE STARTED TO MISFIRE AND LOSE POWER. THE PILOT LEVELED THE AIRCRAFT ON A WEST/SOUTHWEST HEADING. WITHOUT CHANGING POWER SETTINGS, HE STARTED A LEFT TURN IN AN EFFORT TO RETURN TO SPRAYING FIELD TO LAND. WHILE FLYING OVER NEARBY SHORT FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND HIT A TREE APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET IN HEIGHT COMING TO A FULL STOP.

## 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 ERA25LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA004), Oct 7, 2024: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (N8957H), Parsonsburg, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that were not determined.

## Other reports on N8957H (2)

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

- [Incident 19940719031869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940719031869I), Jul 19, 1994: Scwzer G164A (N8957H), Laurel, DE, Minor damage. Narrative: while dispensing, the aircraft grazed high tension wires. This action caused minor surface damage to the fabric of the rudder. Aircraft returned to…
- [Incident 19811030082579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811030082579I), Oct 30, 1981: Grumav G164B (N8957H), Bowling Green, KY, Substantial damage. Pilot taxied aircraft into parked aircraft.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.