# Accident 19970509009859A: Scwzer G164A, Prarie View, KS, May 9, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1997, 17:52 local time
- Place: Prarie View, KS
- Airport: Van Pak
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.8309° N, 99.5696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8309&lon=-99.5696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7859, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7859-2012-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 70 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970509009859A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. FORCE LANDED PLOWED FIELD. HIT TERRACE FLIPPED. ENGINE SEPERATED. NO ANOMALIES FOUND.

## 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 CHI97LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA126), May 9, 1997: Grumman G-164A (N7859), Prairie View, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: an undetermined event, which resulted in loss of engine power. Factors relating to the accident were: an automobile, which prevented the pilot from landing on a road; and a dirt bank (terrace) in the…

## Other reports on N7859 (1)

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

- [Accident 19960723020189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960723020189A), Jul 23, 1996: Scwzer G164A (N7859), Onaga, KS, Substantial damage. Engine quit during aerial application, emergency landing in a field, flipped over on landing.

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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