# Accident 19830806039879A: Scwzer G164A, Jennings, LA, August 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1983, 17:30 local time
- Place: Jennings, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.2200° N, 92.6506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2200&lon=-92.6506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7396, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7396) (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 R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA366) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830806039879A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT DURING FORCED 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 FTW83LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA366), Aug 6, 1983: Grumman G-164A (N7396), Jennings, 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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