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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164 · Council Grove, KS · June 14, 1997

Date: June 14, 1997 · 14:00 local
Place: Council Grove, KS
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N663B
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI97LA167
Reported as: Scwzer G164
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R985*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,000 total2,000 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N663BRegistration cancelled Feb 13, 2013 · Grumman G-164S/N 205 · Built 1963 Airframe modelGrumman G-164 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft struck a pole on landing. (.4) the pilot said that he 'was landing to the north when the lower left wing and boom hit a steel fence post that was obscured by the wheat'. The airplane skidded left off of the road into a soybean field. The wheels dug into the soft dirt. The airplane nosed forward, caught the right lower wing and flipped over on its back. The pilot said, 'the impact of the overturn ruptured the fuel tank. I quickly released the seat belt and exited the aircraft. The aircraft burst into flames and was destroyed by fire.' Examination of the the wreckage revealed no anomalies.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POLE ON LANDING. (.4) THE PILOT SAID THAT HE 'WAS LANDING TO THE NORTH WHEN THE LOWER LEFT WING AND BOOM HIT A STEEL FENCE POST THAT WAS OBSCURED BY THE WHEAT'. THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED LEFT OFF OF THE ROAD INTO A SOYBEAN FIELD. THE WHEELS DUG INTO THE SOFT DIRT. THE AIRPLANE NOSED FORWARD, CAUGHT THE RIGHT LOWER WING AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. THE PILOT SAID, 'THE IMPACT OF THE OVERTURN RUPTURED THE FUEL TANK. I QUICKLY RELEASED THE SEAT BELT AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT BURST INTO FLAMES AND WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE.' EXAMINATION OF THE THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO ANOMALIES.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI97LA167Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCouncil Grove, KSthe pilot's selection of an unsuitable area for landing and the fence post. Factors relating to this accident were the pilot's inability to see the fence post due to the high vegetation, and the soft dirt.Jun 14, 1997 · Destroyed