# Accident 20000708008529A: Scwzer G164B, Moscow, TX, July 8, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 8, 2000, 07:50 local time - Place: Moscow, TX - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise - Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137) - Operator: ZMIG - Location: 30.9204° N, 94.9308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9204&lon=-94.9308&mi=10 - Aircraft: N3629T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3629T-2010-07-23) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Schweizer G-164B (registry code 8059055, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B - Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3316252M - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 23,556 total, 3,556 in this make and model, 500 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA200) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000708008529A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) ON JULY 8, 2000, AT 0750 CDT A SCHWEIZER, G-164B AGRICULTRAL AIRPLANE, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR MOSCOW, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL AND OPRATED BY PAYNE'S FLYING SERVICE, INC. OF BRANDON, MISSISSIPPI. THE COMMERICAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS SERIOUSLY INJURIED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LUFKIN, TEXAS, AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME. ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY INFORMATION, THE PILOT WAS FERTILIZING TREES FOR THE INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY. DURING A SWATH RUN, THE PILOT HEARD A "LOUD SCREAM" FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. DURING THE FORCED LANDING, WHILE DUMPING THE FERTILIZER, THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT, BY THE FAA INSPECTOR WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, REVEALED THAT BOTH WINGS AND THE FUSELAGE WERE STRUCTURALLY DAMAGED. (.4)ON JULY 8, 2000, APPROXIMATELY 0750 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A SCHWEIZER G-164B AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR MOSCOW, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL AND OPERATED BY PAYNE'S FLYING SERVICE, INC., OF BRANDON, MISSISSIPPI. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LUFKIN, TEXAS, AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME. THE PILOT WAS FERTILIZING TREES FOR THE INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY. DURING A SWATH RUN, THE PILOT HEARD A "LOUD SCREAM" FOLLOWED BY A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. DURING THE FORCED LANDING, WHILE DUMPING THE FERTILIZER, THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT, BY THE FAA INSPECTOR WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, REVEALED THAT BOTH WINGS AND THE FUSELAGE WERE STRUCTURALLY DAMAGED. THE TURBOPROP ENGINE WAS EXAMINED AT INTERCONTINENTAL JET'S FACILITY IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA, AT THE DIRECTION OF THE OPERATOR'S INSURANCE COMPANY. ACCORDING TO THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER, THE EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE POWER OUTPUT REDUCTION GEAR TO THE PROPELLER HAD FAILED. ## 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 FTW00LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA200), Jul 8, 2000: Schweizer G-164B (N3629T), Moscow, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the power output reduction gear to the propeller. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing. ## Other reports on N3629T (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19970926032049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970926032049I), Sep 26, 1997: Scwzer G164B (N3629T), Scooba, MS, Minor damage. Fuel depletion during spray run. 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. 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