# Accident 20090504006449A: Scwzer G164B, Colfax, WA, May 4, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2009, 16:30 local time
- Place: Colfax, WA
- Airport: Port Of Whitman Business Air C
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NRVG
- Location: 46.8586° N, 117.4142° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8586&lon=-117.4142&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6628Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6628Q) (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: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340S3H1G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,169 total, 705 in this make and model, 118 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090504006449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN FOLLOWING TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 7 AT COLFAX, WAS AIRPORT (S94).  THE OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 137.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, FUSELAGE, AND EMPENNAGE BY IMPACT FORCES.  THE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT THIS WAS THE 14TH FLIGHT OF THE DAY AND FUELED THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO THE 13TH FLIGHT.  ABOUT 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL FOLLOWING DEPARTURE, THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  THE PILOT LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD ON A MUDDY DIRT FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1300' FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY;THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER, AND BOTH THE ENGINE AND RIGHT GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRFRAME.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND NO POST FIRE WAS REPORTED.

## 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 WPR09LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA227), May 4, 2009: Grumman G-164B (N6628Q), Colfax, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to excessive wear in several carburetor components that led to a malfunction of the carburetor.

## Other reports on N6628Q (4)

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

- [Accident 20110815017039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110815017039A), Aug 15, 2011: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N6628Q), Oakesdale, WA, Substantial damage. The pilot attempted a landing with a left quartering tailwind when a gust of wind lifted the aircraft tail causing the pilot to lose control. The propeller…
- [Accident 19910709026719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910709026719A), Jul 9, 1991: Scwzer G164B (N6628Q), Crows Landing, CA, Substantial damage. Blinded by rising sun. Landed adjacent to ag strip runway in a plowed wet field and nosed over.
- [Accident 19890718023079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890718023079A), Jul 18, 1989: Scwzer G164B (N6628Q), Livingston, CA, Substantial damage. Main wheel hit wet surface. Flipped
- [Accident 19821026064479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821026064479A), Oct 26, 1982: Scwzer G164B (N6628Q), Coolidge, AZ, Substantial damage. Ag aircraft stalled and crashed after hitting a dust devil on a downwind turn around.

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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