# Accident 19990527005909A: Scwzer G164A, Prescott, WA, May 27, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1999, 08:30 local time
- Place: Prescott, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.3502° N, 118.4690° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3502&lon=-118.4690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9970, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9970-2018-01-17) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990527005909A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT ON TAKE-OFF, AND THE ACFT CRASHED AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23)'SEE ATTACHED' NO ATTACHMENT

## 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 SEA99LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA074), May 27, 1999: Grumman-Schweizer G-164A (N9970), Prescott, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll and overloading of the right landing gear strut. Contributing factors were the soft takeoff surface, confined…

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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