# Accident 19850821039919A: Scwzer G164A, Buckeye, AZ, August 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1985, 21:45 local time
- Place: Buckeye, AZ
- Airport: Chatham
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.3799° N, 112.5504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3799&lon=-112.5504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5297 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,962 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 266 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA361) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850821039919A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE RAN ROUGH AFTER SPRAY RUN. OIL COVERED WINDSHIELD. IMPROPERLY ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY. CONNECTING ROD FAILED.

## 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 LAX85LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA361), Aug 22, 1985: Grumman G-164A (N5297), Buckeye, AZ, 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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