# Accident 19841001052819A: Scwzer G164A, Progresso, TX, October 1, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1984, 16:30 local time
- Place: Progresso, TX
- Airport: Progresso
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 26.0907° N, 97.9607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0907&lon=-97.9607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5255, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5255-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,490 in this make and model, 238 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841001052819A

## Narrative

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

LOUD BANG, ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE, PARTIAL POWER LOSS. LANDED IN CANE FIELD, FLIPPED OVER ON BACK.

## 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 FTW85LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA002), Oct 1, 1984: Grumman G-164A (N5255), Progreso, TX, 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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