# Accident 20060720022309A: Scwzer G164A, Lakeview, MI, July 20, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2006, 16:35 local time
- Place: Lakeview, MI
- Airport: Lakeview Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MRRG
- Location: 43.4522° N, 85.2647° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4522&lon=-85.2647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5068, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5068-2014-10-14) (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: GARRTT TPE3311151A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,916 total, 1,017 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060720022309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 20, 2006, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SPREADING FERTILIZER AROUND LAKEVIEW AREA, PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS IN POWER. HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE THROTTLE IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AND NO RESPONSE. THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE, IMPACTED THE GROUND AND ROLLED OVER, COMING TO REST IN AN UPSIDE DOWN POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT IS DESTROYED. PILOT ESCAPED UNHARMED.

## 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 CHI06CA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA195), Jul 20, 2006: Grumman G-164A (N5068), Lakeview, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor associated with the accident was the low altitude at which the airplane was being operated when the loss of engine power occurred.

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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