# Accident 19980219001439A: Scwzer SA237A, Green Cove Sp, FL, February 19, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1998, 13:47 local time
- Place: Green Cove Sp, FL
- Airport: Reynolds Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9800° N, 81.6709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9800&lon=-81.6709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61474, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61474-1998-12-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SA 2-37A (registry code 8059101, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sa-2-37a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SA237A
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 8,459 total, 1,111 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98FA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980219001439A

## Narrative

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

FAMILIARZATION FLIGHT. APPARENTLY POWER LOSS. STEEP BANK TO RETURN. STALLED. HIT HOUSEBOAT. EXPLODED. BURNED. (-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 5, FROM REYNOLDS AIR PARK.  ENGINE QUIT AT 200'. PILOT PERFORMED 30 DEGREE BANK WHICH PROGRESSED TO A STALL/SPIN.  AIRCRAFT IMPACTED HOUSE BOAT LOCATED IN THE GREEN COVE SPRINGS MARINA.  AIRCRAFT AND BOAT BURNT.  BOTH PILOT AND CO-PILOT WERE FATALLY INJURED.  FUEL SELECTOR VALVE LOCATED, AND IT WAS POSITIONED IN THE "OFF" POSITION.

## 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 ATL98FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98FA047), Feb 19, 1998: Schweizer SA 2-37A (N61474), Green Cove Sprg, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s); and failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering the airplane for a forced landing, which resulted in an inadvertent stall,…

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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