Probable cause
Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
NTSB analysis
During a manuever to reverse direction the airplane experienced a loss of engine power. When the 1,850-hour commerical pilot was unable to restore power, he dumped the remaining agricultural applicant and elected to perform an emergency landing into a cornfield. During the landing roll the airplane experienced substantial damage. The pilot was able to egress the airplane. A post-crash inspection did not reveal the reason for the loss of engine power.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for DFW08CA192 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jul 18, 2008
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Bovina, Texas
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Grumman G-164A
- N-number
- N7832
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 137 (agricultural)
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial application
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.