# Accident 19820713028789A: Scwzer G164A, Wetumpka, AL, July 13, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1982, 17:30 local time
- Place: Wetumpka, AL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.5297° N, 86.3099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5297&lon=-86.3099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7234, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7234-2013-07-02) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820713028789A

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR STRUT BROKE DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ATL82DA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA199), Jul 13, 1982: Grumman G-164A (N7234), Wetumpka, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7234 (2)

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

- [Accident 19880814032959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880814032959A), Aug 14, 1988: Scwzer G164A (N7234), Mangham, LA, Substantial damage. Crankshaft broke during a spray run aircraft ground looped landing in field collapsed gear and damaged wings.
- [Incident 19791006052509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791006052509I), Oct 6, 1979: Gulstm G164A (N7234), Wetumpka, AL, Minor damage. Right wing caught in high cotton during takeoff roll. Airplane turned and nosed up.

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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