# Accident 20090507007939A: Scwzer G164, Iowa, LA, May 7, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2009, 15:45 local time
- Place: Iowa, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.2242° N, 93.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2242&lon=-93.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8080K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8080K) (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)
- 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 R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 300 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090507007939A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CEN09CA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA283), May 7, 2009: Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C Gulfstream (N8080K), Iowa, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to the Number 8 cylinder head cracking and separating from the barrel.

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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