# Accident 19780501008129A: Scwzer G164A, Baytown, TX, May 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1978
- Place: Baytown, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 29.7355° N, 94.9774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baytown, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7355&lon=-94.9774&mi=10
- Aircraft: N636U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N636U-2017-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (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 G164A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 80 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FRA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRA19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780501008129A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING, UNDETERMINED ENGINE FAILURE. WING STRUCK AUTO PARKED ON STRIP.

## 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 FTW78FRA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRA19), May 1, 1978: Grumman G-164A (N636U), Baytown, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N636U (2)

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

- [Accident 20050806018539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050806018539A), Aug 6, 2005: Scwzer G164 (N636U), Marshalltown, IA, Destroyed. (-23) Aerial application aircraft with full fuel tanks and 115 gallons of liquid insecticide onboard departed miw airport. Engine began to run rough and…
- [Accident 19760823026339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760823026339A), Aug 23, 1976: Grumav G164 (N636U), Stuttgart, AR, Substantial damage. Nr 2 cyl failed at base.

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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