# Accident 20250418003719A: Grumman G-164A, Danevang, TX, April 18, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2025, 10:47 local time
- Place: Danevang, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NEOG
- Location: 29.0395° N, 96.2855° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0395&lon=-96.2855&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5416, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5416) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-164A
- Reported engine: PRATT AND WHITNEY R-985-AN-14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,183 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250418003719A

## Narrative

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

EVENT DESCRIPTION:

DURING A WARMUP FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN UNEXPECTED ENGINE FAILURE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT INITIATED A RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT BUT WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE RUNWAY, NECESSITATING AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORNFIELD.

LANDING DETAILS:

AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 50–75 FEET BEFORE SPINNING TO THE RIGHT.

LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED UPON OR SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN.

THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER CONTACTED THE GROUND DURING OR FOLLOWING THE COLLAPSE.

THE PROPELLER DAMAGE AND ABSENCE OF GROUND SCARRING ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE PROPELLER NOT ROTATING AT THE TIME OF IMPACT (I.E., THE ENGINE WAS NOT PRODUCING POWER).

AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE:

THE TOP WING SHEARED FROM ITS MOUNTS, SHIFTING FORWARD DURING IMPACT AND MAKING CONTACT WITH THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT, JUST BEFORE THE ENGINE.

ENGINE INSPECTION:

A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE REVEALED NO IMMEDIATE EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL FAILURE OR THE SPECIFIC CAUSE OF THE ENGINE STOPPAGE.

## 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 CEN25LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA160), Apr 18, 2025: Grumman G164 (N5416), Louise, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The reported loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N5416 (2)

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

- [Accident 20020724021399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020724021399A), Jul 24, 2002: Scwzer G164A (N5416), Twobuttes, CO, No damage. (-23) During landing rollout, Grumman G-164A, N5416, was substantially damaged when the right hand brake failed, causing the aircraft into a ground loop. The…
- [Accident 19900305029439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900305029439A), Mar 5, 1990: Scwzer G164A (N5416), Mattson, MS, Substantial damage. Rough engine on spray run then power loss. Nosed over landing in a field after dumping load. NR6 cylinder failed.

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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