# Accident 19970620047339A: Scwzer G164A, Benton, MO, June 20, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1997, 15:15 local time
- Place: Benton, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 37.0899° N, 89.5593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0899&lon=-89.5593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48FS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48FS-2000-10-25) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970620047339A

## Narrative

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

(-16) WHILE PILOT HAD STICK FULL FORWARD DURING EARLY PART OF THE TAKEOFF ROLL AS THE TAIL CAME OFF THE GROUND THE PILOT SAID A SECONDARY GUST LOCK, (THAT HAD BEEN INSTALLED AS A MINOR ALTERATION) MALFUNCTIONED AND LOCKED THE STICK IN THE FULL FORWARD POSITION. THE PILOT PULLED OFF THE POWER AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. WITH THE STICK FULL FORWARD THE AIRCRAFT SLID FOR APPROXIMATELY 80 FEET THEN NOSED OVER FORWARD COMING TO REST INVERTED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT RESULTED. THIS ACTION CLOSES THIS REPORT.

## 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 CHI97LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA178), Jun 20, 1997: Grumman-Schweizer G-164A (N48FS), Benton, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight by failing to insure that the secondary flight control lock was stowed properly, and subsequently the secondary flight control lock becoming engaged during the…

## Other reports on N48FS (2)

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

- [Accident 19980404012639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980404012639A), Apr 4, 1998: Scwzer G164A (N48FS), Benton, MO, Destroyed. (-23) Aircraft was hard starting. After several attempts, engine backfires and fire broke out. Pilot continued cranking engine and was unsuccessfull in putting…
- [Incident 19890426034659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890426034659I), Apr 26, 1989: Scwzer G164A (N48FS), Edna, TX, Minor damage. Flew too low on spray pass over rice field. Hit dike with right gear. Landed at airport to check damage.

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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