# Accident 19830701028279A: Scwzer G164A, Morris, MN, July 1, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1983, 11:30 local time
- Place: Morris, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 45.5791° N, 95.8991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5791&lon=-95.8991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8379, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8379) (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 R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,405 total, 154 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830701028279A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING BUT AIRPLANE FLIPPED INVERTED.

## 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 CHI83LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA288), Jul 1, 1983: Grumman G-164A (N8379), Morris, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8379 (3)

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

- [Accident 19860724035729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860724035729A), Jul 24, 1986: Scwzer G164A (N8379), Grandin, ND, Substantial damage. Spray boom struck vegetation during takeoff run. Aircraft cartwheeled. Center of runway wet sod.
- [Accident 19780812020909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780812020909A), Aug 12, 1978: Gulstm G164A (N8379), Crawfordsville, AR, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19730827027499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730827027499A), Aug 27, 1973: Gulstm G164A (N8379), Clarkedale, AR, Substantial damage. Eng seized in flt. Plt lnd in bean fld.

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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