# Accident 20020706015759A: Scwzer G164B, Weiser, ID, July 6, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2002, 08:50 local time
- Place: Weiser, ID
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 44.2286° N, 116.9686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2286&lon=-116.9686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8440K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8440K-2014-11-20) (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 SEA02LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020706015759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED WEISER AIRPORT AT 8:45 TO BEGIN SPRAYING OPERATIONS ON THE OREGON SIDE OF THE SNAKE RIVER. AFTER ONE PASS THE ENGINE BEGAN TO OPERATE ROUGH. THE PILOT TURNED EAST CROSSED BACK INTO IDAHO AND WAS HEADED TOWARD WEISER SWITCHING BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT MAGNETOS MADE NO DIFFERENCE. THE ENGINE CEASED OPERATION ONE MILE NORTH OF THE WEISER AIRPORT, THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING TOUCHING DOWN IN A SUGAR BEET FIELD THEN STRIKING A RAISED ROADWAY WHICH RAN 90 DEGREES TO HIS DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. THIS CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT INVERTED AND IT CAME TO REST IN A WHEAT FIELD WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME.

## 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 SEA02LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA123), Jul 6, 2002: Grumman-Schweizer G-164B (N8440K), Weiser, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fracture of the number 3 cylinder exhaust pushrod resulting in the exhaust valve's inability to open during the exhaust cycle and the subsequent engine stoppage. Contributing factors were the…

## Other reports on N8440K (1)

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

- [Accident 20040605010229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040605010229A), Jun 5, 2004: Scwzer G164B (N8440K), Midvale, ID, Destroyed. (-23) The pilot was spraying alfalfa flying east and west in rolling terrain, while flying under high voltage powerlines/towers. On the last pass witnesses…

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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