# Accident 19970910026079A: Scwzer G164A, Hillsboro, TX, September 10, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1997, 14:20 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RJOG
- Location: 32.0007° N, 97.1107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0007&lon=-97.1107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84PG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA343) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970910026079A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON LAST SPRAY RUN. STRUCK TERRACE LANDING. TORE OUT LEFT MAIN GEAR AND FLIPPED OVER. (-23) JOHN A. SEAY, PILOT OF G-164-A AUTOCRAFT, N84PG, STATED THAT ON SEPTEMBER 10, 1997, WHILE MAKING HIS LAST SPRAY RUN, THE ENGINE OF THE AIRCRAFT FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TERRACE, TORE OUT THE LEFT LANDING GEAR AND FLIPPED ON ITS NOSE. AFTER THE PILOT ESCAPED, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED ON ITS BACK.

## 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 FTW97LA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA343), Sep 10, 1997: Grumman G-164A (N84PG), Hillsboro, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel contamination from an undetermined source. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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