# Accident 19980804019549A: Scwzer G164A, La Moure, ND, August 4, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1998, 10:10 local time
- Place: La Moure, ND
- Airport: La Moure Rott Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.3690° N, 98.2802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3690&lon=-98.2802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8693H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8693H-2008-08-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA301) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980804019549A

## Narrative

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

ACFT EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF FOR AERIAL APPLICATION, PILOT JETTISONED THE PAYLOAD AND CRASHED INTO TREES AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY. (-23) PILOT DEPARTED LAMOURE AIRPORT AND EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL POWER LOSS. PILOT JETTISONED CHEMICAL BOAD BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN SUSTAINED FLIGHT AND CRASHED INTO TREES ABOUT 100 YARDS NORTH OF DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY. PILOT'S LOGBOOK INDICATED NO FLIGHT REVIEW WITHIN 24 MONTHS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                       ACFR. OPERATOR STATED ACFT. WAS CERTIFICATED UNDER CAM-8 THEREFORE GROSS CERTIFICATED WEIGHT DIDN'T APPLY. SUSPECT POSSIBLE OVER-GROSS CONDITION FOR DENSITY ALTITUDE THAT DAY.

## 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 CHI98LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA301), Aug 4, 1998: Grumman-Schweizer G-164A (N8693H), La Moure, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N8693H (1)

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

- [Accident 19810608031659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810608031659A), Jun 8, 1981: Scwzer G164A (N8693H), Wynne, AR, Substantial damage. Power loss occurred during procedure turn and aircraft hit trees and crashed when ag pilot attempted 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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