# Accident 19850905043419A: Scwzer G164, Opp, AL, September 5, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1985, 11:00 local time
- Place: Opp, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.2908° N, 86.2510° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2908&lon=-86.2510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N598Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N598Y-2017-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755A series (registry code 35006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL85LKG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LKG09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850905043419A

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMB AND TURNAROUND ON SPRAY RUN,HAD A POWER LOSS.FLIPPED OVER IN HIGH VEGETATION.IMPELLER BEARING FAILURE.

## 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 ATL85LKG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LKG09), Sep 5, 1985: Grumman G-164 (N598Y), Opp, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N598Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19780902028139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780902028139A), Sep 2, 1978: Gulstm G164A (N598Y), Ashford, AL, Substantial damage. Landed in peanut field.

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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