# Accident 20000808013909A: Scwzer G164B, Wallace, NE, August 8, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2000, 08:00 local time
- Place: Wallace, NE
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.8309° N, 101.1596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8309&lon=-101.1596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3629D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3629D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G-164B (registry code 8059055, https://openairdocs.org/model/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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000808013909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N3629D, SCHWEIZER G-164B, OPERATED BY WALLACE FLYING SERVICE HAD COMPLETED A SPRAY OPERATION AND WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE A/C.

## 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 CHI00LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA247), Aug 8, 2000: Schweizer G-164B (N3629D), Wallace, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the fractured number three exhaust push rod assembly and the unsuitable terrain encountered by the pilot.

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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