# Accident 20020724027639A: Scwzer G164A, Centralcity, NE, July 24, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2002, 08:20 local time
- Place: Centralcity, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LRGG
- Location: 41.1167° N, 98.0506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1167&lon=-98.0506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5296, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5296-2003-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755A series (registry code 35006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020724027639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD FINISHED SPRAYING A CORN FIELD AND WAS CLIMBING TO AN ALTITUDE FOR THE FLIGHT BACK TO THE AIRPORT. HE WAS FLYING IN CALM AIR CONDITIONS BELOW THE CLOUDS AT 250 FEET, DURING CLIMB HE ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE, A STRONG DOWNDRAFT, AND SPRINKLES OF RAIN. HE APPLIED FULL POWER BUT COULD NOT STOP HIS DESCENT. THE DOWNDRAFT PUSHED THE AIRPLANE DOWN INTO 50 FOOT COTTONWOOD TREES FORMING A SHELTER BELT. ONE OF THE BIGGER LIMBS HIT THE RIGHT WING AND SWUNG HIM AROUND, RUPTURING THE FUEL TANK. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE ADJACENT FIELD ON ITS NOSE AND BURST INTO FLAMES. HE WAS ABLE TO CRAWL OUT OF THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 CHI02LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA212), Jul 25, 2002: Grumman G-164 (N5296), Central City, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot was not able to maintain clearance with the trees when the airplane encountered a downdraft at a low altitude. An additional cause was the pilot's inadequate evaluation of the approaching…

## Other reports on N5296 (1)

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

- [Accident 19740505011439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740505011439A), May 5, 1974: Grumav G164A (N5296), Gueydan, LA, Substantial damage

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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