# Accident 20060727030589A: Scwzer G164B, Yuma, CO, July 27, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2006, 11:00 local time
- Place: Yuma, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NMSG
- Location: 40.1069° N, 102.7217° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1069&lon=-102.7217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8459K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8459K-2012-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G-164B (registry code 8059055, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN06CA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060727030589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 07-27-2006 N8459K LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF AND LANDED IN A FIELD WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE PILOT WITH NO INJURIES.

## 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 DEN06CA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA105), Jul 27, 2006: Schweizer G-164B (N8459K), Joes, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the failure of the supercharger. Contributing to the accident was a lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

## Other reports on N8459K (1)

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

- [Accident 20070704013789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070704013789A), Jul 4, 2007: Scwzer G164B (N8459K), Joles, CO, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot narrative and eyewitness statements indicate that the aircraft attempted takeoff with a left quartering crosswind, a 3/4 fuel and 3/4 hopper load.…

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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