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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Scwzer G164A · Weslaco, TX · April 30, 1983

Date
April 30, 1983 · 07:30 local
Place
Weslaco, TX
Airport
Mid Valley
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8863H
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW83LA213
Reported as
Scwzer G164A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,189 total1,448 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit during a spray run. Struck wires,crashed and burned on forced landing. Most likely cause turbo failure.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT DURING A SPRAY RUN.STRUCK WIRES,CRASHED AND BURNED ON FORCED LANDING.MOST LIKELY CAUSE TURBO FAILURE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.