# Accident 19831228064909A: Scwzer G164, South Bay, FL, December 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1983, 13:15 local time
- Place: South Bay, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 26.6804° N, 80.6692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6804&lon=-80.6692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N647U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N647U-2013-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755B series (registry code 35007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA84FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831228064909A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO LOSE ALTITUDE RAPIDLY DURING APPROACH FOR FIRST SWATH RUN. WING SHEAR POSSIBLE FACTOR.

## 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 MIA84FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84FA051), Dec 28, 1983: Grumman C-164 (N647U), South Bay, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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