# Accident 20000504008939A: Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B, Ephrata, WA, May 4, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2000, 08:30 local time
- Place: Ephrata, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.2709° N, 119.5901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2709&lon=-119.5901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8130K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8130K-2009-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B (registry code 3979904, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-schweizer-a-c-gulfstream-am-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000504008939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED ENGINE FAILURE AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A FIELD. A/C FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK BECAUSE OF SOFT TERRAIN AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND EMPENANGE. PILOT ESCAPED INJURY. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REVEALED A FAILED #3 ENGINE CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE PUSHROD.

## 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 SEA00LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA082), May 4, 2000: Gulfstream-Schweizer G-164B (N8130K), Ephrata, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power due to failure of the number three cylinder exhaust valve push rod. Soft terrain encountered during the landing roll-out was a factor.

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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