20040716015599A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Scwzer G-164B · York, NE · July 16, 2004

Date: July 16, 2004 · 08:45 local
Place: York, NE
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: KOJG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N48675
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI04LA184
Reported as: Scwzer G164B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
Fatal injuries: 0

N48675Registered now · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BS/N 109B · Built 1976 Airframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) After a normal takeoff, the pilot was climbing through 300 feet when the engine surged and suddenly quit. The pilot, the sole occupant, on a part 137 flight operation, immediately tried to restart with no success. While losing airspeed, the pilot looked for a place to safely land the aircraft without compromising persons or property. Not seeing any area to safely jettison the load of chemical the pilot elected to make an emergency landing in a clearing next to the highway. As airspeed bled off rapidly, the aircraft became uncontrollable impacting the side of a hill. A post accident fire erupted due to the hot exhaust and the broken fuel bladder. The pilot who was in serious condition escaped from the wreckage with the help from a witness. The aircraft became totally engulfed in fire and was destroyed. The pilot suffered broken teeth, fractured sternum, a severe laceration to the left hand and numerous cuts and bruises all over his body.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER A NORMAL TAKEOFF, THE PILOT WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 300 FEET WHEN THE ENGINE SURGED AND SUDDENLY QUIT. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, ON A PART 137 FLIGHT OPERATION, IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO RESTART WITH NO SUCCESS. WHILE LOSING AIRSPEED, THE PILOT LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO SAFELY LAND THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT COMPROMISING PERSONS OR PROPERTY. NOT SEEING ANY AREA TO SAFELY JETTISON THE LOAD OF CHEMICAL THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CLEARING NEXT TO THE HIGHWAY. AS AIRSPEED BLED OFF RAPIDLY, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE IMPACTING THE SIDE OF A HILL. A POST ACCIDENT FIRE ERUPTED DUE TO THE HOT EXHAUST AND THE BROKEN FUEL BLADDER. THE PILOT WHO WAS IN SERIOUS CONDITION ESCAPED FROM THE WRECKAGE WITH THE HELP FROM A WITNESS. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT SUFFERED BROKEN TEETH, FRACTURED STERNUM, A SEVERE LACERATION TO THE LEFT HAND AND NUMEROUS CUTS AND BRUISES ALL OVER HIS BODY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI04LA184Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportYork, NEA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident were the low altitude at the time of power loss and the unsuitable landing area encountered during the forced landing.Jul 16, 2004 · Destroyed