# Accident 19970816022689A: Scwzer G164B, Burlington, WI, August 16, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1997, 15:30 local time
- Place: Burlington, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 42.6696° N, 88.2693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6696&lon=-88.2693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7016Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7016Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. G-164B (registry code 3960203, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-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 R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,530 total, 5,500 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970816022689A

## Narrative

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

COLLIED WITH TERRAIN AND NOSED OVER DURING TAKEOFF FROM AG STRIP. (.4)A DEER RAN OUT OF A CORN FIELD WHICH BORDERED THE RUNWAY AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AS THE AIRPLANE WAS ROTATED FOR TAKEOFF. THE DEER CONTACTED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRPLANE THEN CONTACTED THE CORN CROP WHERE IT NOSED OVER.                                                                   (-23) AIRCRAFT ON TAKE OFF ROLL, AT ROTATION SPEED, STRUCK DEER.  AIRCRAFT REMAINED UNDER CONTROL, BUT SETTLED BACK ONTO GROUND, STRIKING CROPS AT END OF RUNWAY. UPON IMPACT, AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.  PILOT WAS UNINJURED; AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI97LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA263), Aug 16, 1997: Grumman G-164B (N7016Y), Burlington, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the deer which contacted the airplane.

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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