# Accident 20080918848079A: Scwzer G164B, Patterson, LA, September 18, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2008, 08:20 local time
- Place: Patterson, LA
- Airport: Harry P Williams Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: SLCG
- Location: 29.7233° N, 91.3094° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7233&lon=-91.3094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N425LS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N425LS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B (registry code 3979904, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-schweizer-a-c-gulfstream-am-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,080 total, 13,000 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080918848079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT, ENGINE SPUTTERED, AND QUIT, PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT IN FIELD SE OF PATTERSON AIRPORT, AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS UPPER WING AND DID SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING AND STRUTS.  ENGINE STOPPAGE DUE TO CONTAMINATED FUEL.

## 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 DFW08CA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA235), Sep 18, 2008: Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C Gulfstream (N425LS), Patterson, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel contamination. Contributing to the accident was the unsuitable muddy terrain for the forced landing.

## Other reports on N425LS (1)

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

- [Accident 20140725014909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140725014909A), Jul 25, 2014: Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C Corp GULFSTREAM AM G-164B (N425LS), Bonifay, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that the power surged, then engine went to idle with no response to power lever movement. Airplane was landed off airport in heavy timber land 1…

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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