# Accident 19850420013529A: Scwzer G164A, Coy, AR, April 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1985, 08:05 local time
- Place: Coy, AR
- Airport: Coy
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.5404° N, 91.8704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5404&lon=-91.8704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8729H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850420013529A

## Narrative

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

GEAR STRUCK POWERLINE ON APPROACH TO FIELD TO DISPENSE RICE. STRUCK GROUND NOSE DOWN, FLIPPED OVER AND BURNED.

## 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 MKC85FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA087), Apr 20, 1985: Grumman G-164A (N8729H), Coy, AR, 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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