# Accident 19830430016699A: Scwzer G164A, Weslaco, TX, April 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1983, 07:30 local time
- Place: Weslaco, TX
- Airport: Mid Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 26.1604° N, 97.9797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1604&lon=-97.9797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8863H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,189 total, 1,448 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830430016699A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW83LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA213), Apr 30, 1983: Grumman G-164A (N8863H), Weslaco, TX, destroyed

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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