# Accident 20040716015599A: Scwzer G164B, York, NE, July 16, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2004, 08:45 local time
- Place: York, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KOJG
- Location: 40.8703° N, 97.5892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8703&lon=-97.5892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48675, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48675) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (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 G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040716015599A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI04LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA184), Jul 16, 2004: Grumman G-164B (N48675), York, NE, destroyed. Probable cause: A 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.

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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