# Accident 19830916049499A: Scwzer G164A, Yuma, CO, September 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1983, 08:05 local time
- Place: Yuma, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.1195° N, 102.7210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1195&lon=-102.7210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N620U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N620U-2018-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: JACOBP R755A2M1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830916049499A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK WIRES AND CRASHED INTO OPEN FIELD DURING TAKEOFF WITH LOAD.

## 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 DEN83LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA216), Sep 16, 1983: Grumman G-164A (N620U), Yuma, CO, 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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