# Accident 20080703840109A: Scwzer G164, Nevada, MO, July 3, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2008, 12:20 local time
- Place: Nevada, MO
- Airport: Nevada Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.0903° N, 94.5839° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0903&lon=-94.5839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N520Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N520Y-2013-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,730 total, 200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080703840109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT N520Y WAS APPLYING PESTICIDES.  ENGINE FAILED, PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORN FIELD. AC CAUGHT FIRE AFTER LANDING AND WAS DESTROYED.  NO INJURIES TO PILOT.

## 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 DFW08LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA178), Jul 3, 2008: Grumman G-164 (N520Y), Stotesbury, MO, destroyed. Probable cause: Fracture of the engine's number eight cylinder barrel resulting in a loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

## Other reports on N520Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19790729022469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790729022469I), Jul 29, 1979: Gulstm G164 (N520Y), Lone Jack, MO. Forced landing due to oil leak, found cracked cylinder.

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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