# Accident 19820508014629A: Scwzer G164A, Welsh, LA, May 8, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1982, 14:25 local time
- Place: Welsh, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.2356° N, 92.8124° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Welsh, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2356&lon=-92.8124&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9937, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9937-1997-09-23) (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)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 1,475 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820508014629A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. LANDED IN MUDDY FIELD AND NOSED OVER. FOUND A BLOWN CYLINDER HEAD.

## 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 FTW82DA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA169), May 8, 1982: Grumman G164A (N9937), Welsh, LA, substantial damage

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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