# Accident 20000909015349A: Scwzer G164A, Dillon, SC, September 9, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2000, 10:00 local time
- Place: Dillon, SC
- Airport: Dillon County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.4199° N, 79.3592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4199&lon=-79.3592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7955, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7955-2009-09-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1 (registry code 51659, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-an-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000909015349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROX. 1000 LOCAL TIME, PILOT WAS SPRAYING COTTON FIELD 5 MILES WEST OF DILLIN, SC, WHEN ENGINE MADE LOUD HISS AND STARTED CUTTING OUT. PILOT TRIED TO MAKE IT BACK TO DILLON AIRPORT BUT LOST POWER AND DITCHED IN COTTON FIELD AND FLIPPED THE A/C ON ITS BACK.

## 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 ATL00LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA087), Sep 9, 2000: Grumman G164A (N7955), Dillon, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to a cracked cylinder head. A factor was the emergency landing into unsuitable terrain, and the subsequent nose over.

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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