# Accident 20010903024479A: Scwzer G164B, Atlantic, IA, September 3, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2001, 14:30 local time
- Place: Atlantic, IA
- Airport: Atlantic Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 41.3907° N, 95.0097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3907&lon=-95.0097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6598K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6598K) (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 R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010903024479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED HE DEPARTED ATLANTIC, IOWA AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 12 WITH 110 GALLONS OF LIQUID CHEMICAL AND FULL FUEL. AFTER LIFT OFF AIRCRAFT STARTED LOSING ENGINE POWER AND HE MAKE THE DECISION TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE CORN FIELD IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE AND TRAVELED ABOUT 75 FEET, TURNING TO THE RIGHT AND COMING TO REST PERPENDICULAR TO THE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT BURNED COMPLETELY IN THE COCKPIT, FUEL TANK, AND AFT ENGINE AREA. THE FABRIC WAS BURNED FROM THE EMPENNAGE AREA AND BOTH UPPER AND LOWER WINGS LEAVING ONLY THE WING TIPS UNBURNED. THE CAUSE OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE TO LOSE POWER IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE OPERATOR'S MECHANIC AND WILL BE REPORTED TO THE FAA ON A M&D REPORT.

## 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 CHI01LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA300), Sep 3, 2001: Grumman-Schweizer G-164B (N6598K), Atlantic, IA, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during the takeoff and initial climb, and the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing. Factors relating to this accident were the…

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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