# Accident 19850726034299A: Scwzer G164B, Samson, AL, July 26, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1985, 17:30 local time
- Place: Samson, AL
- Airport: Logan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.1100° N, 86.0398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1100&lon=-86.0398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3629K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3629K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. G-164B (registry code 3960204, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,903 total, 675 in this make and model, 119 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LKG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LKG08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850726034299A

## Narrative

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

DURING SWATH RUN ENGINE RAN ROUGH AND QUIT. STRUCK POWERLINE DURING LANDING. MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION UNDETERMINED.

## 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 ATL85LKG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LKG08), Jul 26, 1985: Schweizer AG CAT (N3629K), Samson, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3629K (1)

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

- [Accident 20050524008839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050524008839A), May 24, 2005: Scwzer G164B (N3629K), Fontaine, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 24, 2005, at 1300 CDT, after takeoff, a Grumman "ag cat" G-164B, N3629K, struck a tree and 4 small power lines approximately 0.85 miles southwest…

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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