# Accident 20040405006459A: Scwzer G164A, Nez Perce, ID, April 5, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2004
- Place: Nez Perce, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: K3KG
- Location: 46.2394° N, 116.2406° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2394&lon=-116.2406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48564, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48564-2004-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,653 total, 3,768 in this make and model, 179 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040405006459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 5, 2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 0820 HOURS, A GRUMMAN G-164A N48564 PILOTED BY MR. KEN KUTHER, LOST POWER AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL. MR. KUTHER MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR THE NEZ PERCE AIRPORT (OS5). THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WITH THE LEFT HAND GEAR FAILED, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK, THE ENGINE BROKE FROM ITS MOUNTING, AND A RESULTANT FIRE THAT WAS IMMEDIATELY PUT OUT BY FIRST RESPONDERS. NO.7 CYLINDER BROKE NEAR THE TOP OF THE CYLINDER BARREL RESULTING IN BACKFIRING INTO THE INDUCTION SYSTEM CAUSING A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST DEPARTED FROM THE AIRPORT WITH A FULL LOAD OF FERTILIZER AND THE PILOT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DUMPING THE LOAD WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 SEA04LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA065), Apr 5, 2004: Grumman G-164 (N48564), Nezperce, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The circumferential fracture of the number seven cylinder head while en route to an aerial fertilizer application, leading to a forced landing on soft terrain, resulting in the collapse of the right…

## Other reports on N48564 (1)

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

- [Accident 19870401008159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870401008159A), Apr 1, 1987: Scwzer G164A (N48564), Dodge City, KS, Substantial damage. Lost power. Forced landing in field next to airport. Bounced on landing and nosed over. Blower bearing had failed.

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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