# Accident 19850401009969A: Scwzer G164B, Garland, AR, April 1, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1985, 07:40 local time
- Place: Garland, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.3096° N, 93.7492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3096&lon=-93.7492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8418K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8418K-1989-12-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B (registry code 3979904, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-schweizer-a-c-gulfstream-am-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,150 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850401009969A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINES AND IMPACTED GROUND. PILOT WAS STARTING A SWATH RUN INTO THE SUN.

## 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 MKC85FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA080), Apr 1, 1985: Gulfstream-Schweizer G-164B (N8418K), Garland, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N8418K (1)

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

- [Accident 19821030056059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821030056059A), Oct 30, 1982: Scwzer G164B (N8418K), Pine Bluff, AR, Destroyed. Engine lost power during takeoff, pilot made emergency landing straight ahead but aircraft flipped inverted.

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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