# Accident 20020509010089A: Scwzer G164B, Hordville, NE, May 9, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2002, 19:55 local time
- Place: Hordville, NE
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: UJBG
- Location: 41.0706° N, 97.8907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0706&lon=-97.8907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48485, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48485-2025-06-13) (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 CHI02LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020509010089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LOW LEVEL SPRAY APPLICATION, THE PRATT & WHITNEY R-1340-S3H1-18 ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED IN A PLOWED, WET FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 CHI02LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA132), May 10, 2002: Grumman-Schweizer G-164B (N48485), Hordville, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to a fractured rocker arm shaf. Contributing to the accident was the soft, furrowed field.

## Other reports on N48485 (1)

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

- [Accident 20230607009899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230607009899A), Jun 7, 2023: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N48485), Bloomfield, NE, Substantial damage. On Wednesday, June 7, 2023, a pilot was performing aerial application operations in a 1976 Grumman G-164B powered by a Garrett TPE331-1-151A. The part 137…

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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