# Accident 19970620018449A: Scwzer G164B, Edwards, MS, June 20, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1997, 18:40 local time
- Place: Edwards, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KZYG
- Location: 32.3298° N, 90.6003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3298&lon=-90.6003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6816Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6816Q-2002-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970620018449A

## Narrative

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

ON PULLUP FROM SPRAY RUN ENGINE QUIT. LANDED IN FARM FIELD. OVERSHORT INTO TREES. RIGHT MAGNETO DRIVE GEAR FAILED. (-23) AIRCRAFT N6816Q HAD TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING IN A BEANFIELD DUE TO LOSS OF POWER.  THE A/C TRAVELED ABOUT 750 FT. AFTER TOUCH-DOWN, AND HIT SOME TREES, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE A/C.  AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH.  THE R/H MAGNETO WAS FOUND TO BE MALFUNCTIONING, CAUSED BY A STRIPED GEAR INSIDE THE MAGNETO.

## 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 MIA97LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA190), Jun 20, 1997: Schweizer G-164B (N6816Q), Edwards, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the distributor drive gear in the right magneto, resulting in loss of engine power and a forced landing. The lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing was a related factor.

## Other reports on N6816Q (2)

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

- [Accident 20010731025859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010731025859A), Jul 31, 2001: N6816Q, Edison, GA, No damage. (-23) Pilot stated he took on fuel and tanked for second flight, taxied out take off roll rotation and engine backfired two or three times and quit. Negotiated…
- [Accident 19940520012089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940520012089A), May 20, 1994: Scwzer G164B (N6816Q), Memphis, TN, Substantial damage. Struck a dyke during spray run separated left main gear. Landed hard surface runway. Nosed over.

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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