# Accident 19980626015139A: Scwzer G164, Hatton, ND, June 26, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1998, 14:15 local time
- Place: Hatton, ND
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MPTG
- Location: 47.6309° N, 97.4500° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6309&lon=-97.4500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48532 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980626015139A

## Narrative

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

ACFT VEERED OFF THE RWY AND INTO MUD ON TAKEOFF, STRUCK ITS WING TIP AND CRASHED. (-23) THIS FLIGHT, OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 137, ORIGINATED AT THE HATTON, ND AIRPORT.  RUNWAY 17 WAS USED AND IS SOD COVERED WITH GRASS 6 TO 8 INCHES DEEP.  THE RUNWAY WAS WET WITH SEVERAL DAYS OF RAIN.  THIS RUNWAY IS 2600 FEET LONG.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD 300 GALLONS OF CHEMICAL/WATER MIXTURE ON BOARD AND DID NOT ACCELERATE WELL. WITH ONLY A FEW HUNDRED FEET OF RUNWAY REMAINING HE ENGAGED THE DUMP VALVE BUT IT DID NOT WORK. HE BECAME AIRBORNE OVER A DITCH AT THE END AND STRUCK THE EDGE OF A COUNTY ROAD, FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS BACK.  A MOMENTARY FIRE ENSUED, QUICKLY DOUSED.  NO INJURIES OCCURRED.

## 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 CHI98LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA222), Jun 26, 1998: Grumman-Schweizer 164B (N48532), Hatton, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the delayed abort by the pilot, the overweight condition of the airplane, and the pilot's inadequate preparation prior to takeoff. Factors contributing to this accident were the wet condition of the…

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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