19970531023689A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164A · Woodsboro, TX · May 31, 1997

Date
May 31, 1997 · 14:35 local
Place
Woodsboro, TX
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N842KG
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW97LA212
Reported as
Scwzer G164A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total250 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot failed to refuel aircraft before spraying second field. Soft soil field landing and subsequent noseover. (-23) the airplane ran out of fuel. Landed in a corn field and flipped over on its back crushing the tail.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FAILED TO REFUEL AIRCRAFT BEFORE SPRAYING SECOND FIELD. SOFT SOIL FIELD LANDING AND SUBSEQUENT NOSEOVER. (-23) THE AIRPLANE RAN OUT OF FUEL. LANDED IN A CORN FIELD AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK CRUSHING THE TAIL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.