# Accident 19830815041769A: Scwzer G164A, Hatley, GA, August 15, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1983, 14:00 local time
- Place: Hatley, GA
- Airport: Hatley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.9605° N, 83.7692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9605&lon=-83.7692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7904, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7904-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-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: 2,473 total, 2,128 in this make and model, 152 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA326) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830815041769A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON SPRAY RUN. FLIPPED OVER AND BURNED ON LANDING.  EXHAUST STACK SEPARATED OVERHEATED CYLINDERS.

## 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 ATL83LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA326), Aug 15, 1983: Grumman G-164A (N7904), Hatley, GA, destroyed

## Other reports on N7904 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760715022899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760715022899A), Jul 15, 1976: Grumav G164A (N7904), Hatley, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot atmptd to land in small field. Spraying peanuts.

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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