# Accident 20000907009399A: Scwzer G164B, Erik, OK, September 7, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2000, 08:15 local time
- Place: Erik, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: TJMG
- Location: 35.2108° N, 99.8600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2108&lon=-99.8600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8255K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8255K-2001-11-01) (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)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,786 total, 206 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000907009399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SECOND PASS OF AERIAL APPLICATION 1.5 MILES NW OF ERIK, OK. A/C EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN THE PEANUT FIELD BEING SPRAYED. THE A/C FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK AFTER LANDING DUE TO THE SOFT SAND OF THE FIELD. (.4)ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2000, AT 0815 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A GRUMMAN-SCHWEIZER G-164B AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE, N8255K, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT NOSED OVER DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR ERICK, OKLAHOMA. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY JAMES AERIAL SPRAYING OF SAYRE, OKLAHOMA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT 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 THE SAYRE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT 0800. DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW CONDUCTED BY THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS IN A TURN FOR THE SECOND PASS OVER A FIELD WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO "FLUTTER AND LOSE POWER." THE PILOT ADDED THAT HE APPLIED FULL POWER ON THE ENGINE CONTROLS; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE                                                     TACHOMETER INDICATED APPROXIMATELY 1,500-1,600 RPM. THE PILOT DUMPED THE LOAD AND SET UP FOR A FORCED LANDING IN THE FIELD. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE APPROACHED A SLOPE IN THE FIELD, NOSED OVER, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE EMPENNAGE WAS STRUCTURALLY DAMAGED. THE REASON FOR THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WAS UNDETERMINED.

## 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 FTW00LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA253), Sep 7, 2000: Grumman-Schweizer G-164B (N8255K), Erick, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons while maneuvering. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N8255K (1)

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

- [Accident 19930812029392A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930812029392A), Aug 12, 1993: Scwzer G164B (N8255K), Pioneer, LA, Substantial damage. Landed north on ag strip on rollout left wing hit wing of aircraft that was taking off. No radio calls made.

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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