# Accident 19830430016839A: Scwzer G164A, Clarkson, NY, April 30, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1983, 16:45 local time
- Place: Clarkson, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.2398° N, 77.9162° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarkson, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2398&lon=-77.9162&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5309, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5309-2004-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (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 G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,550 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83FFJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FFJ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830430016839A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THUNDERSTORM FORCED AIRPLANE INTO GROUND DURING POSITIONING FLIGHT AFTER SPRAYING OPERATION.

## 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 NYC83FFJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FFJ02), Apr 30, 1983: Grumman G-164A (N5309), Clarkson, NY, 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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