# Accident 20010809022769A: Scwzer G164B, Bunkie, LA, August 9, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2001, 15:15 local time
- Place: Bunkie, LA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: B71G
- Location: 30.9497° N, 92.1810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9497&lon=-92.1810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N542KG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N542KG-2002-01-14) (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 R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010809022769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS MANEUVERING THE AIRCRAFT IN A CLIMB TO SLOW SPRAYER PUMP, AS THE AIRCRAFT LEVELED AND POWER WAS SUPPLIED TO THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE BACK FIRED AND DIED. THE PILOT THEN TRIED TO MANEUVER THE AIRCRAFT TO A CLEARING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND COLLIDED WITH TREES.

## 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 FTW01LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA177), Aug 9, 2001: Grumman-Schweizer G-164B (N542KG), Bunkie, LA, destroyed. 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.

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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