# Accident 19820701025819A: Scwzer G164A, Epps, LA, July 1, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1982, 14:00 local time
- Place: Epps, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.5997° N, 91.4709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5997&lon=-91.4709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6562, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6562-2018-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 478 total, 200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820701025819A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO TREES ON A PROCEDURE TURN AROUND. HAD LOOKED IN HOPPER TO CHECK LOAD. FAILED TO MAINTAIN VISUAL REFERENCE

## 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 FTW82DA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA257), Jul 1, 1982: Grumman G-164A (N6562), Epps, 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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