# Accident 20010816025849A: Scwzer G164A, Petersburg, NE, August 16, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2001, 16:00 local time
- Place: Petersburg, NE
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: XLWG
- Location: 41.8491° N, 98.0699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8491&lon=-98.0699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4598, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4598-2018-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA286) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010816025849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 16, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 CST, GRUMMAN G-164A, N4598,REGISTERED TO CAMERON AERIAL APPLICATIONS INC. PERFORMED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. THE OPERATEOR WAS INVOLVED IN THE AERIAL APPLICATION OF PARATHYON APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES NORTH AND 1 MILE EAST OF PETERSBURG, NEBRASKA WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE FIELD AND GROUNDED LOOPED, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND RIGHT LOWER WING. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS FROM THE POINT IT ENTERED THE FIELD. THE PILOT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 CHI01LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA286), Aug 16, 2001: Grumman-Schweizer G-164A (N4598), Petersburg, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the engine cylinder, and the unsuitable terrain for landing encountered by the pilot. Factors were the low altitude and the muddy field.

## Other reports on N4598 (2)

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

- [Accident 20090810014879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090810014879A), Aug 10, 2009: Scwzer G164A (N4598), Harlan, IA, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft took off on runway 33 and never left ground effect. The aircraft flew into the corn field at the end of the runway and flipped over.…
- [Accident 19790613015569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790613015569A), Jun 13, 1979: Gulstm G164A (N4598), Raymondsville, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot took off on wet sod runway. Aircraft settled back to runway and flipped 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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