# Accident 20000713008999A: Scwzer G164, Kaplan, LA, July 13, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2000, 16:00 local time
- Place: Kaplan, LA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: V3FG
- Location: 30.0008° N, 92.2804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0008&lon=-92.2804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8151K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8151K) (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)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000713008999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) RETURNING TO LANDING STRIP AFTER COMPLETING SPREADING RICE, ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. PILOT BEGAN LOOKING FOR A SUITABLE LANDING SITE. THE ENGINE QUIT, PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE A ROAD AND LANDED IN A RICE FIELD. A/C FLIPPED OVER CAUSING SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

## 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 FTW00LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA209), Jul 13, 2000: Grumman-Schweizer G-164B (N8151K), Kaplan, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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