# Accident 19980425007779A: Scwzer G164B, Oberlin, LA, April 25, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1998, 11:00 local time
- Place: Oberlin, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: K2BG
- Location: 30.6101° N, 92.7591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6101&lon=-92.7591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63E) (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: Walter M601 series (registry code 64002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/walter-m601-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: WALTER M601E11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 2,200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980425007779A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL, ACFT CRASHED AND BURNED, OBERLIN, LA. (.4)AT THE END OF A PASS TO APPLY RICE SEED TO A FIELD, DURING THE TURN TO REVERSE DIRECTION, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE.  THE AIRPLANE BECAME INVERTED AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET, AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER PRIOR TO GROUND IMPACT.  WINDS REPORTED BY THE PILOT WERE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 TO 35 KNOTS, AND HE COMMENTED THAT THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY NOT FLYING WITH WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 35 KNOTS.                                                             (-23) PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING TURN-AROUND WHILE PLANTING RICE. WIND REPORTED FROM LAKE CHARLES WAS 180 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 21 KNOTS (11:00 AM).

## 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 FTW98LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA194), Apr 25, 1998: Grumman-Schweizer G-164B (N63E), Oberlin, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A factor was the gusty wind.

## Other reports on N63E (2)

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

- [Accident 20100827045179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100827045179A), Aug 27, 2010: Grumman Acf G-164B (N63E), Basile, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot flying for kinder ag service (K2BG) was returning to airstrip to reload. Weather was clear with VFR conditions. After landing and during brake…
- [Accident 20050501008259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050501008259A), May 1, 2005: Scwzer G164B (N63E), Fenton, LA, Substantial damage. (-23) During low pass over a field the engine lost power and spooled down to idle. Pilot attempted to land in a rice field and struck a small levee.

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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