# Accident 20090810014879A: Scwzer G164A, Harlan, IA, August 10, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2009, 10:35 local time
- Place: Harlan, IA
- Airport: Harlan Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: V9KG
- Location: 41.5850° N, 95.3439° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5850&lon=-95.3439&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4598, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4598-2018-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 342 total, 39 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA516](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA516) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090810014879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 33 AND NEVER LEFT GROUND EFFECT.  THE AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO THE CORN FIELD AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER.  WITNESSES INDICATED THE ENGINE RPM SEEMED NORMAL AND LIFTOFF WAS IN THE NORMAL LOCATION.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS 170 GALLONS OF CHEMICAL AND 80 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD.  THE MOST CURRENT WEIGHT AND BALANCE RECORD THAT WAS IN THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS, DATED 06/19/2009, INDICATED THAT THE EMPTY WEIGHT WAS 3093.8 LBS.  CALCULATING THE FUEL AND CHEMICAL WEIGHT, IT WAS DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT WEIGHT WAS APPROXIMATELY 5178.3 LBS.  THE TYPE CERTIFICATE DATA SHEET SHOWS MAX. WEIGHT IS 4500 LBS.  RECORDS REVIEW DOES NOT INDICATE ANY MODIFICATIONS OR TESTS TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT.  ACCORDING TO THE AIRPORT MANAGE, THE TEMPERATURE WAS 74 DEGREES, THE DEW POINT WAS 71 DEGREES WITH VERY HIGH HUMIDITY, AND THE FOG HAD JUST DISSIPATED PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTING.  THE ENGINE WAS PRODUCING POWER WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 CEN09CA516](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA516), Aug 10, 2009: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (N4598), Harlan, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to perform accurate weight and balance calculations which resulted in exceeding the maximum takeoff weight and the airplane's climb capability.

## Other reports on N4598 (2)

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

- [Accident 20010816025849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010816025849A), Aug 16, 2001: Scwzer G164A (N4598), Petersburg, NE, No damage. (-23) On August 16, 2001, at approximately 1600 CST, Grumman G-164A, N4598,registered to cameron aerial applications inc. performed an off airport landing. The…
- [Accident 19790613015569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790613015569A), Jun 13, 1979: Gulstm G164A (N4598), Raymondsville, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot took off on wet sod runway. Aircraft settled back to runway and flipped over.

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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