# Accident 19850804036099A: Scwzer G164B, Leesburg, GA, August 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1985, 15:06 local time
- Place: Leesburg, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.7291° N, 84.1690° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7291&lon=-84.1690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48562, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48562-2012-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (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 G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,845 total, 1,037 in this make and model, 457 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850804036099A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINES AFTER LOSS OF POWER WHILE SPRAYING A FIELD. WATER AND RUST FOUND IN FUEL STRAINER AND CARB LINES.

## 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 ATL85LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA233), Aug 4, 1985: Schweizer G-164B (N48562), Leesburg, GA, 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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