# Accident 20040928023449A: Scwzer G164A, Gilbert, LA, September 28, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2004, 09:00 local time
- Place: Gilbert, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.0142° N, 91.6639° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0142&lon=-91.6639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8661H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8661H-2017-08-23) (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)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04CA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040928023449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT HEARD AND FELT THE ENGINE DO A "RHYTHMIC" MISS, ABOUT 2-3 MINUTES LATER THE ENGINE FAILED, PILOT PUT AIRCRAFT DOWN IN A CORN FIELD.

## 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 FTW04CA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA246), Sep 28, 2004: Grumman G-164A (N8661H), Gilbert, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of a piston connecting rod for undetermined reasons resulting in the loss of engine power. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N8661H (2)

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

- [Accident 19840601023899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840601023899A), Jun 1, 1984: Scwzer G164A (N8661H), Bell City, LA, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing after prop govenor failure.
- [Accident 19750515015739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750515015739A), May 15, 1975: Gulstm G164C (N8661H), Iowa, LA, Substantial damage. R master brake cyl spring distorted. Caused lever to lock r brake.

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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