# Accident 19970531023689A: Scwzer G164A, Woodsboro, TX, May 31, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1997, 14:35 local time
- Place: Woodsboro, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 28.2297° N, 97.3204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2297&lon=-97.3204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N842KG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N842KG-1999-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 250 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970531023689A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 FTW97LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA212), May 31, 1997: Grumman G-164A (N842KG), Woodsboro, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power as result of fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to refuel the airplane. A factor was the unsuitable terrain available for the pilot to execute the forced 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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