# Accident 19770205001819A: Scwzer G164B, Springlake, TX, February 5, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1977
- Place: Springlake, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 34.2316° N, 102.3057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springlake, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2316&lon=-102.3057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48534, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48534) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 742 total, 216 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77DQG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DQG09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770205001819A

## Narrative

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

PROP & GEAR HIT CROP DURING LOW LEVEL SPREADER CALIBRATION. LNDD DOWNWIND IN 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 FTW77DQG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DQG09), Feb 5, 1977: Grumman G-164B (N48534), Springlake, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N48534 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820704028229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820704028229A), Jul 4, 1982: Grumav G164A (N48534), Ericson, NE, Substantial damage. Pilot stated aircraft would not turn without settling. Load would not dump, aircraft stalled and crashed.

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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