# Accident 20080806844609A: Scwzer G164B, Salem, IA, August 6, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2008, 20:15 local time
- Place: Salem, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PMJG
- Location: 40.8509° N, 91.6202° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8509&lon=-91.6202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48412, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48412-2014-10-22) (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: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080806844609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE ACCIDENT OCCURED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FARM FIELD DUE TO THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWING DOWN IN THE FIELD AND NOSED OVER, COMING TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION.  THE TAIL ASSEMBLY RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE WING LEADING EDGES SHOWED DIAGONAL WRINKLING.  THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES.  LIMITED AMOUNT OF FUEL WAS FOUND ON BOARD AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT INDICATED HE HAD 30 MINUTES OF FUEL LEFT.

## 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 CHI08CA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA240), Aug 7, 2008: Grumman-Schweizer G-164B (N48412), Salem, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. Contributing to the accident was the high grass encountered during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N48412 (1)

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

- [Incident 19950412010539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950412010539I), Apr 12, 1995: Scwzer G164B (N48412), Rawlings, WY, Minor damage. Narrative: on taxi out for a VFR ferry of this aircraft to dubuque, IA aircraft was pitched over on its nose & the prop struck the ground. A/c came to rest on…

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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