# Accident 19990812011789A: Scwzer G164B, Ferriday, LA, August 12, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1999, 09:15 local time
- Place: Ferriday, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: B9KG
- Location: 31.6297° N, 91.5505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6297&lon=-91.5505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8253K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8253K-2008-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990812011789A

## Narrative

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

ACFT ENGINE QUIT DURING AERIAL APPLICATION, THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A COTTON FIELD, AND THE ACFT FLIPPED OVER ON LANDING. (FROM .19) ON AUGUST 12, 1999, AT 0850 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A GRUMMAN-SCHWEIZER G-164B AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE, N8253K, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN FOLLOWING A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR FERRIDAY, LOUISIANA.  THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED.  THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY BLACKWELL FLYING SERVICE OF FERRIDAY, LOUISIANA.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT.  THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE OPERATOR'S PRIVATE GRASS STRIP AT 0800.ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS APPLYING "MALATHION," A CHEMICAL UTILIZED FOR THE ERADICATION OF BOLL WEEVILS, TO A FIELD.  THE AIRPLANE WAS 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE COTTON BUSHES WHEN THE ENGINE LOST TOTAL POWER.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO "SPUTTERING, BACKFIRING OR WARNING OF THE IMPENDING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER."  THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRPLANE IN THE FIELD, AND DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED "LARGER" COTTON BUSHES.  SUBSEQUENTLY, TH  E AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.AN FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AT THE SITE AND REPORTED THAT THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER WERE STRUCTURALLY DAMAGED. HE ALSO REPORTED THAT THE CABANE STRUTS WERE DAMAGED.                                                                 (-23)DURING A SPRAY RUN AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL.

## 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 FTW99LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA218), Aug 12, 1999: Grumman-Schweizer G-164B (N8253K), Ferriday, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for 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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