# Accident 20000313014479A: Scwzer G164A, Garwood, TX, March 13, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2000, 15:30 local time
- Place: Garwood, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KDFG
- Location: 29.4504° N, 96.5106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4504&lon=-96.5106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6637, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6637-2021-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1 (registry code 51659, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-an-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 14,500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000313014479A

## Narrative

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

(.4) DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY, THE AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE'S ENGINE LOST PARTIAL POWER. THE PILOT STATED THAT 'THE ENGINE KEPT CUTTING IN AND OUT.'  HE ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF; HOWEVER, HE COULD NOT STOP THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRPLANE ROLLED THROUGH A FENCE AND CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE IN A DITCH.  A POST-ACCIDENT ENGINE RUN REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY ON THE RIGHT MAGNETO; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT OPERATE WITH THE LEFT MAGNETO SELECTED.

## 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 FTW00LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA098), Mar 13, 2000: Grumman G-164A (N6637), Garwood, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the left magneto, which resulted in the partial loss of engine power during takeoff.

## Other reports on N6637 (1)

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

- [Accident 20180427004199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180427004199A), Apr 27, 2018: Grumman G-164A (N6637), Garwood, TX, Destroyed. On 04/27/2018 pilot took off from heiman (private) strip in N6637. After rotation he reported that the aircraft lost power and he was forced to land in a field…

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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