# Accident 19970614014179A: Scwzer G164, Council Grove, KS, June 14, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1997, 14:00 local time
- Place: Council Grove, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6609° N, 96.4800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6609&lon=-96.4800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N663B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N663B-2013-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (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 G164
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970614014179A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI97LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA167), Jun 14, 1997: Grumman G-164 (N663B), Council Grove, KS, destroyed. Probable cause: the 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…

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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