# Accident 20000715009899A: Scwzer G164B, Ville Platte, LA, July 15, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2000, 10:00 local time
- Place: Ville Platte, LA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.6901° 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=30.6901&lon=-92.2804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N428KG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N428KG-2003-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-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 G164B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000715009899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN EMPTY FIELD DURING SPRAYING OPERATIONS. PILOT KILLED. NO WITNESSES. AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN FILLED WITH FUEL JUST PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. ENGINE APPEARED TO BE MAKING POWER AT IMPACT. THIS INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.

## 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 FTW00LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA210), Jul 15, 2000: Grumman-Schweizer G-164B (N428KG), Ville Platte, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of control for an undetermined reason.

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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