# Accident 19850627028199A: Scwzer G164, Ashford, AL, June 27, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1985, 14:10 local time
- Place: Ashford, AL
- Airport: Lucky
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.1810° N, 85.2306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1810&lon=-85.2306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N609U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,110 total, 1,618 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850627028199A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED A GROUND LOOP WHEN LEFT BRAKE BECAME INOPERATIVE. AIRCRAFT STRUCK EMBANKMENT. BRAKE LINING WORN.

## 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 ATL85LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA192), Jun 27, 1985: Grumman G-164 (N609U), Ashford, AL, 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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