# Accident 20050806023869A: Scwzer G164A, New Boston, IL, August 6, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2005, 20:00 local time
- Place: New Boston, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: HFTG
- Location: 41.2869° N, 91.0486° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2869&lon=-91.0486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9041M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9041M) (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)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,800 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050806023869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE LOST POWER IN CRUISE FLIGHT AFTER COMPLETING HIS SPRAY OPERATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEADED IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION AND NO SUITABLE LANDING SITE WAS AVAILABLE. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE INTO A MATURE CORN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP FACING IN A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION AFTER IMPACT. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND AIRFRAME ATTACHMENT GEARBOX POINTS, WINGS, PROPELLER, ENGINE, ENGINE MOUNT AND ENGINE FIREWALL. THE NUMBER EIGHT CYLINDER WAS FOUND TO BE BLOWN OUT IN THE AREA OF THE SPARK PLUGS. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND PILOTS DOCUMENTS SHOWED NO DISCREPANCIES.

## 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 CHI05LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA220), Aug 7, 2005: Grumman G-164A (N9041M), New Boston, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to a cylinder failure and the unsuitable terrain encountered by the pilot 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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