# Accident 20010919028669A: Scwzer G164A, Eagle Lake, TX, September 19, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: September 19, 2001, 09:00 local time - Place: Eagle Lake, TX - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Low Level Operations - Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137) - Operator: LXFG - Location: 29.5801° N, 96.3195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5801&lon=-96.3195&mi=10 - Aircraft: N73PB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73PB-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-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 - Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1 - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 1,506 total, 300 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA209) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010919028669A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2001, APPROXIMATELY 0900 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A GRUMMAN G-164A, AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT, N73PB, STRUCK TREES DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR EAGLE LAKE, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY HICKS DOUBLE L FLYING SERVICE OF WALLIS, TEXAS, UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 137. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR EAGLE LAKE AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE BEGINNING SPRAY RUN FOR SPREADING FERTILIZER ONTO A PEANUT FIELD, THE ENGINE "COUGHED, SPUTTER, AND QUIT." THE AIRPLANE STRUCK TREES BEFORE COMING TO REST. THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, FOUND THE AIRPLANE RESTING INVERTED IN THE TREES AND BRUSH. THE WING SPARS WERE BENT. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS FOUND THROUGHOUT THE AIRPLANE. (-23) ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 CDT, A SCHWEIZER, MODEL G-164-A, N73PB, STRUCK TREES DURING A FORCED LANDING. THIS FORCED LANDING H APPENED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR EAGLE LAKE, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY HICKS DOUBLE L FLYING SERVICE OF WALLIS, TEXAS. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 137. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE EAGLE LAKE AIRPORT AT EAGLE LAKE, TEXAS. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE BEGINNING OF A SPRAY RUN THE ENGINE COUGHED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND LOST POWER. PILOT STATED HE DUMPED HIS LOAD OF FERTILIZER BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A WOODED AREA, AT THE END OF THE PEANUT FIELD HE WAS SPRAYING. ON IMPACT, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER THEN COMING TO REST INVERTED. DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE CONSISTED OF DAMAGE TO WINGS, SPARS, ENGINE, FIREWALL, PROPELLER, ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS AND FUSELAGE. (.4) ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2001, APPROXIMATELY 0900 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A GRUMMAN G-164A, AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE, N73PB, STRUCK TREES DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR EAGLE LAKE, TEXAS. THE A IRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY HICKS DOUBLE L FLYING SERVICE OF WALLIS, TEXAS, UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 137. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED, AND THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM EAGLE LAKE, AT 0845. THE PILOT AND OPERATOR REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS APPLYING FERTILIZER ONTO A PEANUT FIELD. DURING THE SECOND TURN AROUND MANEUVER, THE ENGINE "COUGHED AND LOST SOME POWER." THE PILOT DUMPED 250 GALLONS OF FERTILIZER; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED, STRUCK TREES, AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE FAA INSPECTOR, WHO RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT SITE, FOUND THE AIRPLANE INVERTED IN TREES AND BRUSH. THE WING SPARS WERE BENT. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS FOUND THROUGHOUT THE AIRPLANE. 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 FTW01LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA209), Sep 19, 2001: Grumman G-164A (N73PB), Eagle Lake, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: the partial loss of engine power for an undetermined reason, which resulted in an in flight collision with trees and terrain. ## Other reports on N73PB (4) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20080807844779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080807844779A), Aug 7, 2008: Scwzer G164A (N73PB), Jefferson, IA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was performing post maintenance flight and was on downwind leg of runway 32 at the Jefferson Municipal Airport, Jefferson, IA (efw) when engine… - [Accident 19990602041739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990602041739A), Jun 2, 1999: Scwzer G164A (N73PB), Monaville, TX, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot reported that while landing at a privately owned airstrip, the runway 'appeared to be in good shape and dry.' However, when the agricultural… - [Incident 19791115055829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791115055829I), Nov 15, 1979: Gulstm G164A (N73PB), Queen Creek, AZ, Minor damage. Wind and downdraft resulted in high sink rate and small tree was struck during landing in desert. - [Accident 19770421009589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770421009589A), Apr 21, 1977: Grumav G164A (N73PB), Queen Creek, AZ, Substantial damage. Lndd in grape vineyard. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.