# Accident 20040623016799A: Scwzer G164A, Hutchinson, MN, June 23, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2004, 10:00 local time
- Place: Hutchinson, MN
- Airport: Hutchinson Municipal-Butler Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8600° N, 94.3825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8600&lon=-94.3825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5339, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5339-2006-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (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 G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 80 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040623016799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE DEPARTING RUNWAY 33 AT HUTCHINSON AIRPORT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN AND HEADED SOUTH AFTER TAKEOFF IN PREPARATION FOR AN EAST DEPARTURE OUT OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. WHILE DOING SO THE AIRMAN NOTED A RAPID DECREASE IN HIS AIRSPEED. HE DECIDED TO LEVEL OFF TO REGAIN AIRSPEED AND WHEN DOING SO LOST GROUND EFFECT AND CRASHED IN A SWAMP A QUARTER MILE FROM THE AIRPORT.

## 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 CHI04CA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA163), Jun 23, 2004: Grumman G-164A (N5339), Hutchinson, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the low altitude turn after takeoff. A factor to the accident was the low altitude and the swampy terrain condition.

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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