# Accident 19830330036219A: Scwzer G164A, New Church, VA, March 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1983, 13:00 local time
- Place: New Church, VA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 37.9708° N, 75.5299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9708&lon=-75.5299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8719H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8719H-2018-03-27) (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 R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,918 total, 2,535 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830330036219A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT WHEEL STRUCK A SOFT SPOT ON AG STRIP ON TAKEOFF. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO PLOWED FIELD AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 ATL83LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA147), Mar 30, 1983: Grumman G164 A (N8719H), New Church, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8719H (1)

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

- [Accident 20130717013789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130717013789A), Jul 17, 2013: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A (N8719H), Elmira, MI, Destroyed. On 7/17/2013 N8719H a gruman 164A crashed at 1630 local near Elmira, MI. The aircraft was piloted by [privacy data omitted], commercial pilot certificate…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.