# Accident 20000606009659A: Scwzer G164B, Welsh, LA, June 6, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2000, 14:40 local time
- Place: Welsh, LA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.2310° N, 92.8106° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2310&lon=-92.8106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8337K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8337K-2023-12-27) (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: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000606009659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENGINE QUIT WHILE ENROUTE TO RELOAN FERTILIZER. A/C LANDED IN RICE FIELD AND FLIPPED. POWER TURBINE SECTION OF ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN.

## 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 FTW00LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA178), Jun 6, 2000: Gulfstream-Schweizer G-164D (N8337K), Welsh, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The excessive wear of the reduction gearbox's 1st stage sungear, which resulted in its subsequent fatigue fracture and failure. Factors were the operator not performing the recommended overhaul of…

## Other reports on N8337K (1)

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

- [Accident 20230522004292A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230522004292A), May 22, 2023: Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C Corp GULFSTREAM AM G-164D (N8337K), Gueydan, LA, Destroyed. The aircraft had 100 h inspection completed early may 2023. There is an modification installed on the aircraft with an oversized hopper. The aircraft landed on…

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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