# Accident 19830604022439A: Scwzer G164B, Kinder, LA, June 4, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1983, 14:00 local time
- Place: Kinder, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.4794° N, 92.8403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4794&lon=-92.8403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6642K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6642K-2018-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,470 total, 0 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830604022439A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY CENTERLINE AFTER LIFTOFF. STRUCK A TREE AND A LEVEE. NOSED OVER.

## 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 FTW83LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA267), Jun 4, 1983: Grumman G-164B (N6642K), Kinder, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6642K (3)

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

- [Accident 19961015032399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961015032399A), Oct 15, 1996: Scwzer G164B (N6642K), Palo Alto, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft engine quit during final approach and aircraft crashed in a slew off main levee of bay.
- [Accident 19951213044729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951213044729A), Dec 13, 1995: Scwzer G164B (N6642K), Pawnee, OK, Substantial damage. Right main gear hit a berm during spray run. Tore off gear. Nosed over landing in open field.
- [Incident 19931122044199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931122044199I), Nov 22, 1993: Scwzer G164B (N6642K), Carlisle, AR, Minor damage. Right spring steel main landing gear strut broke while taxiing for takeoff. Wing tip struck taxiway.

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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