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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grumman American Avn. G-164B · Goodland, IN · August 15, 2025

Date: August 15, 2025 · 18:00 local
Place: Goodland, IN
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: ZUMG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7015N
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN25LA323
Reported as: Grumman American Avn. G-164B
Reported engine: Garrett TPE-331-1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,048 total1,818 in this make and model328 in the last 90 days

N7015NRegistered now · Grumman American Avn. G-164BS/N 129B · Built 1976 Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. G-164B Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 08/15/2025 at approximately 17:00 local time, a single engine turbo-propeller Grumman G-164B, suffered a loss of engine power while performing aerial spraying operations. The aircraft made an emergency landing in a mature soybean field. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The engine was installed in the aircraft under the approval of a STC and the requirements/applicability of a missing clamp is under continued investigation.

As the FAA filed it

ON 08/15/2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 17:00 LOCAL TIME, A SINGLE ENGINE TURBO-PROPELLER GRUMMAN G-164B, SUFFERED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE PERFORMING AERIAL SPRAYING OPERATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A MATURE SOYBEAN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE ENGINE WAS INSTALLED IN THE AIRCRAFT UNDER THE APPROVAL OF A STC AND THE REQUIREMENTS/APPLICABILITY OF A MISSING CLAMP IS UNDER CONTINUED INVESTIGATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN25LA323Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportFowler, INOn August 15, 2025, about 1910 eastern daylight time, a Grumman American Avn. Corp. G-164-B airplane, N7015N, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Fowler, Indiana. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated under Title…Aug 15, 2025 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7015N · 2

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

Incident 20110809021089IGranville, IAWhile conducting aerial application, the airman was completing a trim pass on the field. He encountered what he described as a small set of electrical transmission wires that he was unable to avoid. The aircraft struck and cut the wires. The airman terminated…Aug 9, 2011 · Minor damage Accident 19970627046059AManito, IL(-23) After departure on runway 22, the aircraft experienced a power loss. The aircraft struck a power line, contacted the ground and then bounced back into the air. Power was restored and the airman returned to the airport and landed uneventfully.Jun 27, 1997 · No damage