# Accident 19960313046959A: Scwzer G164B, Rocksprings, WY, March 13, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1996, 12:30 local time
- Place: Rocksprings, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5947° N, 109.2209° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock Springs, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5947&lon=-109.2209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3626T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3626T-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G-164B (registry code 8059055, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960313046959A

## Narrative

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

(-16) ON MARCH 13, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME (MST) A SCHWEIZER G-164B, FLOWN BY DAN L. OWING, A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED PILOT, ALONG WITH TWO AIRCRAFT, DEPARTED LARAMIE, WY WITH A DESTINATION OF TWIN FALLS, ID. AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 HOURS MST, NEAR RAWLINS, WY THE GROUP OF AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE SNOWSTORMS WHICH FORCED ONE PLANE TO LAND AT RAWLINS. THE OTHER TWO AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FLYING INTO THE SNOWSTORM USING HIGHWAY I-80 AS A REFERENCE. AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 MST, THE AIRCRAFT FLOWN BY MR. OWING IMPACTED THE TERRAIN 2 MILES NORTH OF INTERSTATE I-80 AT MILE MARKER 165. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS AND THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. FAR 91.155 WAS VIOLATED WHEN THIS AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS BUT WAS ONLY EQUIPPED TO FLY UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N3626T (3)

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

- [Accident 20090212001289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090212001289A), Feb 12, 2009: Scwzer G164B (N3626T), Buttonwillow, CA, Substantial damage. During aerial application, the pilot noticed an excessive exhaust stack vibration followed by smoke. At this time, the engine quit operating and the pilot…
- [Accident 20040607017069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040607017069A), Jun 7, 2004: Scwzer G164B (N3626T), Rigvall, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot departed remote landing strip with a load of material to perform an aerial application operation. During a gradual climbing turn, the engine…
- [Accident 20000921008299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000921008299A), Sep 21, 2000: Scwzer G164B (N3626T), Corcoran, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft was conducting aerial application using a canal bank as a runway. While refuelling, some jet a spilled on the fuselage in front of the…

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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