# Accident 19830628027309A: Scwzer G164A, Poplar Bluff, MO, June 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1983, 11:00 local time
- Place: Poplar Bluff, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.7596° N, 90.3990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7596&lon=-90.3990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7246, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7246-2013-05-06) (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: 1,399 total, 600 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830628027309A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHEN IT HIT TREES DURING EMEGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE MALFUNCTION.

## 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 MKC83LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA138), Jun 28, 1983: Grumman G-164A (N7246), Poplar Bluff, MO, 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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