# Accident 19970421012109A: Scwzer G164B, Ackerman, MS, April 21, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1997, 13:00 local time
- Place: Ackerman, MS
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZMIG
- Location: 33.3110° N, 89.1695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3110&lon=-89.1695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6601Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6601Q-2012-10-09) (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)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33111U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,423 total, 1,643 in this make and model, 456 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970421012109A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. CRASHED IN TREES. FOUND WATER IN FUEL AND AT SOURCE ALSO. HEAVY RAIN OVERNITE. (-23) LOADED AIRPLANE WITH FERTILIZER AND FUEL.  PLANE TOOK OFF AND APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES FROM AIRPORT THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND PILOT EMERGENCY LANDED IN A MAN MADE CLEARING IN THE FOREST.  PLANE STRUCK SMALL TREES WITH RIGHT WING MAKING THE LEFT WING DIP.  AIRPLANE STRUCK GROUND SIDEWAYS BREAKING  MAIN LANDING GEAR AND TAIL WHEEL OFF.

## 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 MIA97LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA146), Apr 21, 1997: Grumman G-164B (N6601Q), Ackerman, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: installation of an incorrect fuel filter in the fuel tanker, which allowed water-contaminated fuel being dispensed into the aircraft, subsequent partial loss of engine power on initial takeoff climb,…

## Other reports on N6601Q (2)

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

- [Accident 20080619839429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080619839429A), Jun 19, 2008: Scwzer G164 (N6601Q), O'Kean, AR, Destroyed. (-23) June 18, 2008, at approximately 13:40 cdst, N6601Q a Grumman G-164B ag cat crashed while doing maneuvers for aerial applicatoin. Visual meteorlogical…
- [Incident 19950921034809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950921034809I), Sep 21, 1995: Scwzer G164 (N6601Q), Citronelle, AL, Minor damage. Engine failed during procedure turn around.

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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