# Accident 19830518019839A: Scwzer G164A, Taft, LA, May 18, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1983, 12:15 local time
- Place: Taft, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 29.9709° N, 90.4196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9709&lon=-90.4196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5284 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,696 total, 118 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830518019839A

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK THE GUY WIRE OF A WEATHER TOWER DURING A PROCEDURE TURN FROM A SPRAY RUN. AIRCRAFT PULLED TO GROUND.

## 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 FTW83LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA244), May 18, 1983: Grumman G-164A (N5284), Taft, LA, 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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