# Accident 20060601013309A: Scwzer G164B, Dighton, KS, June 1, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2006, 16:00 local time
- Place: Dighton, KS
- Airport: Dighton Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.4793° N, 100.4593° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4793&lon=-100.4593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14RY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14RY-2016-09-15) (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: Continental R-975 series (registry code 17037, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r-975-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,206 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060601013309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE COMMERCIAL AERIAL APPLICATOR WAS LIFTING OFF JUST PAST MID-FIELD FROM RUNWAY 35 AT HIS HOME BASE AIRPORT WHEN THE ENGINE SPUTTERED TWICE AND QUIT. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND ON THE RUNWAY BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN IN THE SOFT DIRT. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT IT HAD RAINED RECENTLY AND THE FIELD WAS EXTREMELY SOFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT, HOWEVER HE WAS EXPOSED TO CHEMICAL OF MILD TOXICITY ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 DEN06CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA081), Jun 1, 2006: Grumman G-164B (N14RY), Dighton, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The broken rocker arm boss causing the number 1 cylinder exhaust valve to stay closed and subsequently the engine failed. A factor contributing to the accident was the soft field the airplane set…

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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