# Accident 19850715054579A: Scwzer G164A, Griffithville, AR, July 15, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1985, 14:00 local time
- Place: Griffithville, AR
- Airport: Bells Ag Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.1193° N, 91.6405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1193&lon=-91.6405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8561H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,703 total, 900 in this make and model, 422 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850715054579A

## Narrative

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

LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY AFTER FISHTAILING, FLEW OVER CANAL, STALLED IN TURN TO AVOID TREES. NOT REPORTED UNTIL 10/7/85.

## 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 MKC85LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA225), Jul 15, 1985: Grumman G-164A (N8561H), Griffithville, AR, 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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