# Accident 19980703015789A: Scwzer G164, Stratton, CO, July 3, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1998, 14:30 local time
- Place: Stratton, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: THYG
- Location: 39.3009° N, 102.5994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3009&lon=-102.5994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36RA-1998-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. G-164 (registry code 3960201, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 725 total, 350 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA296) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980703015789A

## Narrative

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

ACFT ENGINE QUIT, PILOT TRIED TO RESTART, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AND EMERG LANDING. (.4)THE PILOT WAS SPRAYING A FIELD AND CIRCLING FOR HIS LAST SPRAY RUN WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.  HE MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A MUDDY CORN FIELD AND WHEN THE WHEELS CONTACTED THE GROUND, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER, CRUSHING THE VERTICAL STABILIZER.  POSTACCIDENT ENGINE DISASSEMBLY FAILED TO DISCLOSED THE REASON FOR THE POWER LOSS.                                                        (-23)PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS SPRAYING A FIELD ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF STRATTON, COLORADO.  HE HAD BEEN SPRAYING FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED WITH NO WARNING.  HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE FIELD HE WAS WORKING, BUT IT WAS SOFT AND MUDDY, AND WHEN HE TOUCH DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED 1 1/2 TIMES, ENDING UP INVERTED.

## 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 FTW98LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA296), Jul 3, 1998: Grumman G164A (N36RA), Stratton, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A power loss for reasons undetermined. A factor was the muddy corn field.

## Other reports on N36RA (1)

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

- [Accident 19850530021189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850530021189A), May 30, 1985: Scwzer G164A (N36RA), Dalhart, TX, Substantial damage. During landing to reload, aircraft bounced. Brakes were applied and aircraft nosed over.

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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