# Accident 19980619047109A: Scwzer G164B, Hazen, AR, June 19, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1998, 06:30 local time
- Place: Hazen, AR
- Airport: Hazen Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.7794° N, 91.5709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7794&lon=-91.5709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3632S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3632S-2000-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G-164B (registry code 8059055, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980619047109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 19, 1998, AT 0630 CDT, A GRUMMAN SCHWEIZER G-164B, AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE, N3632S, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING, FOLLOWING THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE MANEUVERING 1 1/2 MILES NE OF HAZEN, ARKANSAS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY HAZEN FLYING SERVICE INC. (HVFG) UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 137. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT FOR WHICH A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. AIRCRAFT WAS DISPENSING HERBICIDE TO A RICE FIELD IN LOCAL AREA WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. DURING FORCED LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AFTER INITIAL IMPACT WITH LARGE TREES; 12 GALLONS OF FERTILIZER WERE ON BOARD AND THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE WINGS. AIRCRAFT RESTED BETWEEN SEVERAL TREES, 20 FEET ABOVE THE TERRAIN, HEADING ABOUT NORTH-NORTHEAST AND BANKED OVER ABOUT 60 DEGREES LEFT. ENGINE WILL BE INSPECTED BY NTSB FOR MALFUNCTION. TIP OF PROP SENT TO LAB FOR INSPECTION WHICH WAS FOUND 300 YARDS.

## 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 FTW98LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA275), Jun 19, 1998: Grumman-Schweizer G-164B (N3632S), Hazen, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the pilot to execute 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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