# Accident 19840508057609A: Scwzer G164A, Fenton, LA, May 8, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1984, 09:58 local time
- Place: Fenton, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.3643° N, 92.9170° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fenton, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3643&lon=-92.9170&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48377, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48377) (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: 8,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840508057609A

## Narrative

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

CAUGHT IN A DOWNDRAFT ATTEMPTING TO SPRAY FERTILIZER IN A SEVERE GUSTY SURFACE WIND. FLIPPED OVER ON GROUND IMPACT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N48377 (2)

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

- [Accident 19890719033209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890719033209A), Jul 19, 1989: Scwzer G164A (N48377), Lake Arthur, LA, Substantial damage. Engine failed on the takeoff roll. Ran off end of runway, struck a dirt bank and overturned.
- [Accident 19800729033169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800729033169A), Jul 29, 1980: Gulstm G164A (N48377), Kinder, LA, Substantial damage. Left brake locked on landing. Veered off runway and overturned. Defective brake master cylinder.

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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