# Accident 19820916046959A: Scwzer G164B, Society Hill, AL, September 16, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1982, 09:00 local time
- Place: Society Hill, AL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.5904° N, 85.4799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5904&lon=-85.4799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48636, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48636-2002-03-29) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,599 total, 800 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820916046959A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMS ENGINE MALFUNCTION DURING TAKEOFF CAUSED CRASH, HOWEVER AIRCRAFT WAS OVER GROSS DURING TAKEOFF.

## 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 ATL82DA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA276), Sep 16, 1982: Grumman G-164B (N48636), Society Hill, AL, 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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