# Accident 20090710015079A: Scwzer G164B, Beaman, IA, July 10, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2009, 17:00 local time
- Place: Beaman, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 42.2200° N, 92.8228° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2200&lon=-92.8228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6683K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6683K) (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 R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,512 total, 11 in this make and model, 141 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA451](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA451) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090710015079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT PERFORMED THE NORMAL BEFORE TAKEOFF CHECKS.  HE SAID THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING SMOOTH, AND BOTH MAGS CHECKED GOOD THEN LINED UP ON THE CENTER OF THE STRIP, HEADING TO THE NORTH, AND BROUGHT THE POWER UP TO 35 INCHES OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND 2300 RPM.  THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED NORMALLY AND LIFTED OFF AT ABOUT 70 MPH.  THE THEN STATED HE FELT A LOSS OF POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FENCE AND AN INCLINE AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE GRASS STRIP WHICH LAUNCHED THE AIRPLANE BACK IN THE AIR FOR ABOUT 150 YARDS.  THE ARICRAFT THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A THREE POINT ATTITUDE, AND THE MAIN TIRES DUG INTO THE MUD IN THE BEAN FIELD, AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED TO AN INVERTED POSITION FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTON OF TAKEOFF.  THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT HAD FUEL, PERFORMANCE LIMITS WERE NOT EXCEEDED AND THE FACT OF ONLY ONE OF THE PROPELLER BLADES WAS BENT BACK INDICATE THE ENGINE WAS NOT DEVELOPING POWER AT THE INITIAL IMPACT IN THE BEAN FIELD.

## 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 CEN09LA451](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA451), Jul 10, 2009: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N6683K), Beaman, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N6683K (1)

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

- [Accident 19900416009569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900416009569A), Apr 16, 1990: Scwzer G164B (N6683K), Tiptonville, TN, Substantial damage. Reported engine quit. Nosed over in plowed field. Report says no mechanical. Cause power failure unknown.

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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