# Accident 19960530012059A: Scwzer G164B, Bunkie, LA, May 30, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1996, 19:00 local time
- Place: Bunkie, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.9501° N, 92.1799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9501&lon=-92.1799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N188TB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N188TB-1999-04-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960530012059A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING, FLIPPED OVER ON LANDING. (-23) THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS BY SPRAYING A PESTICIDE ON HIS OWN PROPERTY WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE PILOT APPARENTLY LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND WHILE EXECUTING A TURNAROUND MANEUVER TO MAKE A SWATH RUN. THE PILOT WAS NOT OPERATING UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF AN AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT OPERATING CERTIFICATE AND HAD NOT BEEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 14 CFR 137. THE PILOT ALSO HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY TRAINING IN AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS.

## 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 FTW96LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA231), May 31, 1996: Grumman-Schweizer G-164B (N188TB), Bunkie, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane.

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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