# Accident 19850506022649A: Scwzer G164A, Basile, LA, May 6, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1985, 09:30 local time
- Place: Basile, LA
- Airport: Millers Flying Service
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.4803° N, 92.6000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4803&lon=-92.6000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8614H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8614H-2002-01-17) (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 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 R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,560 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850506022649A

## Narrative

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

FELT FUEL SPRAY AFTER TAKEOFF. LANDED, BEFORE PROPELLER STOPPED AIRCRAFT BURST INTO FLAMES. FUEL LINE LEAK.

## 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 FTW85LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA235), May 6, 1985: Grumman G-164A-450 (N8614H), Basile, LA, destroyed

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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