# Accident 19970306002479A: Scwzer G164, Newkirk, OK, March 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1997, 09:45 local time
- Place: Newkirk, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: G5GG
- Location: 36.8790° N, 97.0502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8790&lon=-97.0502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N527Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N527Y-1999-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,634 total, 550 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970306002479A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AND ENGINE VIBRATION ON SPRAY RUN. STALLED CLEARING POWERLINE. FLIPPED OVER. SUPERCHARGER HAD FAILED. (-23) AT 9:54 AM, KIRK FITCH FLYING G164, N527Y, WAS SPRAYING FERTILIZER, DOWNWIND RUN, WHEN ENGINE LOST POWER AND LANDED IN A PASTURE, DUMPED RIGHT BEFORE IMPACT. HIT, FLIPPED OVER, TORE GEAR OFF, BROKE ENGINE LOOSE.

## 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 FTW97LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA117), Mar 6, 1997: Grumman G-164 (N527Y), Newkirk, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to failure of the blower (integral supercharger). A factor was the power line over which the pilot had to maneuver during the forced landing which resulted in…

## Other reports on N527Y (2)

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

- [Accident 19890418010489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890418010489A), Apr 18, 1989: Scwzer G164 (N527Y), Kindred, ND, Substantial damage. Lost control on takeoff roll and ground looped.
- [Accident 19840816041429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840816041429A), Aug 16, 1984: Scwzer G164 (N527Y), Fairmont, MD, Destroyed. Aircraft engine quit on a spray run and flipped over while landing in a swamp.

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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