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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Scwzer G164 · Iowa, LA · May 7, 2009

Date: May 7, 2009 · 15:45 local
Place: Iowa, LA
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N8080K
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN09CA283
Reported as: Scwzer G164
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,300 total300 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N8080KRegistered now · Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164BS/N 554 B · Built 1979 Airframe modelGulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot departed a grass strip for the purpose of aerial application. The engine lost power shortly after takeoff. The pilot attempted an emergency landing in a wet rice field. The aircraft contacted the ground and came to rest upside down. The aircraft caught fire and was destroyed. No injuries. The pilot stated he heard a loud pop just before the engine stopped running.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED A GRASS STRIP FOR THE PURPOSE OF AERIAL APPLICATION. THE ENGINE LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A WET RICE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. NO INJURIES. THE PILOT STATED HE HEARD A LOUD POP JUST BEFORE THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN09CA283Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportIowa, LAA partial loss of engine power due to the Number 8 cylinder head cracking and separating from the barrel.May 7, 2009 · Destroyed