# Accident 19830502016689A: Scwzer G164A, Clewiston, FL, May 2, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1983, 16:30 local time
- Place: Clewiston, FL
- Airport: Airglades
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6399° N, 81.3396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6399&lon=-81.3396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8573H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8573H-2018-02-07) (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 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: 3,307 total, 3,307 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA83LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830502016689A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON A PULL UP FROM A LOW PASS OVER THE AIRPORT. TOO LOW TO RECOVER.

## 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 MIA83LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA135), May 2, 1983: Grumman G-164A (N8573H), Clewiston, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8573H (2)

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

- [Accident 19880809032339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880809032339A), Aug 9, 1988: Scwzer G164A (N8573H), Fadette, AL, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on a spray run. Crash landed in spray field. Found an engine cylinder had come loose.
- [Incident 19820716037359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820716037359I), Jul 16, 1982: Scwzer G164A (N8573H), Clewiston, FL, Minor damage. Landed on top of a truck that had pulled onto landing area.

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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