# Accident 20020820022449A: Scwzer G164B, Lettsworth, LA, August 20, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2002, 12:00 local time
- Place: Lettsworth, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: FAKG
- Location: 30.9589° N, 91.7236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9589&lon=-91.7236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N991QC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N991QC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G-164B (registry code 8059055, https://openairdocs.org/model/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 FTW02LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020820022449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PRIOR TO TAKE-OFF, PILOT FUELED AIRCRAFT FROM MAIN TANK WHILE IT WAS BEING SERVICED. MAIN TANK WAS NOT BEING SUMPED ON A REGULAR BASIS AND HAD CONTAMINANTS WHICH WERE STIRRED UP DURING SERVICING.

## 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 FTW02LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA239), Aug 20, 2002: Schweizer G-164B (N991QC), Simmesport, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the contamination of the fuel system with water and a foreign material.

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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