# Accident 20000313004829A: Scwzer G164A, Gillett, AR, March 13, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2000, 17:00 local time
- Place: Gillett, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.1096° N, 91.3699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1096&lon=-91.3699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9785, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9785-2018-03-15) (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 FTW00LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000313004829A

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE ENGINE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER EXHAUST ROCKER BOX IS CRACKED. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING AND LOST POWER. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE IN A FRESH WORKED FARMER'S FIELD AND THE A/C CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 FTW00LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA097), Mar 13, 2000: Grumman-Schweizer G-164A (N9785), Gillett, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The cracked #8 cylinder resulting in failure of the cylinder. A factor was the plowed/furrowed terrain.

## Other reports on N9785 (2)

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

- [Accident 19910514016209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910514016209A), May 14, 1991: Scwzer G164A (N9785), Gillette, AR, Substantial damage. Landing gear struck a levee during spray run. Returned base minus left main gear. Blamed herbicide on windshield.
- [Accident 19840712031959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840712031959A), Jul 12, 1984: Scwzer G164A (N9785), Gillette, AR, Substantial damage. Lost partial power on a spray run. Nosed over in a plowed field magneto drive gears had stripped. Lost timing.

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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