# Accident 19980504008429A: Scwzer G164B, Lewisville, AR, May 4, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1998, 18:55 local time
- Place: Lewisville, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.3590° N, 93.5708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3590&lon=-93.5708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48484, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48484) (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)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE331625
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980504008429A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT WHILE APPLYING FERTILIZER, ACFT CRASHED INTO PINE TREES, LEWISVILLE, AR. (.4)THE PILOT OF THE TURBINE-POWERED AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE LOSS POWER WHILE APPLYING FERTILIZER TO PINE TREES. THE PILOT ADDED THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN AREAS AVAILABLE FOR THE FORCED LANDING AND THE AIRPLANE SETTLED INTO THE PINE TREES. THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL SYSTEM WAS FOUND TO BE 3/4 FULL, AND FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE FUEL LINES TO THE ENGINE. THE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT 3 OTHER AIRPLANES UNDER HIS SUPERVISION WERE REFUELED FROM THE SAME TANKER AND NONE REPORTED ANY FUEL CONTAMINATION PROBLEMS. THE ENGINE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTO RE-LIGHT OR CONTINUOS IGNITION SYSTEM. THE REASON FOR THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.          (-23) HISTORY OF FLIGHT: ON MAY 4, 1998, AT 1700 CDST, A GRUMMAN, G-164-B, N48484, REGISTERED TO THRASH AVIATION, PELAHATCHIE, MS, CRASH LANDED IN A REMOTE FIELD WHILE PERFORMING A CFR 137 AERIAL APPLICATION. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE CEASED TO DEVELOP POWER AND THE PILOT MADE AN UNCONTROLLED EMERGENCY LANDING IN A WOODED FIELD. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL                                                                 CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT WINGS. THE LONE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED AND IS A CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT A FARM STRIP WEST OF LOUISVILLE, ARKANSAS. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT: BOTH BOTTOM WINGS SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS DID THE PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR AND FUSELAGE CENTER SECTION. TEST AND RESEARCH: VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO APPARENT REASON FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN CONDITIONALLY RELEASED TO THE OWNER AND INSPECTION AND TEST OF THE ENGINE WILL BE PERFORMED AFTER RECOVERY OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 FTW98LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA206), May 4, 1998: Grumman G-164B (N48484), Lewisville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N48484 (2)

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

- [Accident 19940718043379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940718043379A), Jul 18, 1994: Scwzer G164B (N48484), Harviell, MO, Substantial damage. Lost partial power on liftoff. Aborted. Reverse thrust not obtained. Ground looped avoiding ditch. Problem unknown.
- [Accident 19780819026419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780819026419A), Aug 19, 1978: Gulstm G164A (N48484), Naper, NE, Substantial damage. Wires across river.

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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