# Accident 20050501008259A: Scwzer G164B, Fenton, LA, May 1, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2005, 07:15 local time
- Place: Fenton, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: K2BG
- Location: 30.2856° N, 92.9411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2856&lon=-92.9411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63E) (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: Walter M601 series (registry code 64002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/walter-m601-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: WALTER M601D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050501008259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LOW PASS OVER A FIELD THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND SPOOLED DOWN TO IDLE. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A RICE FIELD AND STRUCK A SMALL LEVEE.

## 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 DFW05LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA116), May 1, 2005: Grumman-Schweizer G-164B (N63E), Fenton, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of blockage of the firewall fuel filter with an unknown contaminant. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced…

## Other reports on N63E (2)

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

- [Accident 20100827045179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100827045179A), Aug 27, 2010: Grumman Acf G-164B (N63E), Basile, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot flying for kinder ag service (K2BG) was returning to airstrip to reload. Weather was clear with VFR conditions. After landing and during brake…
- [Accident 19980425007779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980425007779A), Apr 25, 1998: Scwzer G164B (N63E), Oberlin, LA, Destroyed. Pilot failed to maintain control, acft crashed and burned, Oberlin, LA. (.4)at the end of a pass to apply rice seed to a field, during the turn to reverse…

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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