# Accident 19851028054419A: Scwzer G164B, Gila Bend, AZ, October 28, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1985, 16:00 local time
- Place: Gila Bend, AZ
- Airport: Gila Bend
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9898° N, 112.9005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9898&lon=-112.9005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8487K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8487K-1988-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G-164B (registry code 8059055, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,258 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851028054419A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON A ROAD AND STRUCK TREES AFTER ENGINE POWER LOSS.  WATER, DIRT, FOUND IN GASCOLATOR.  NO OTHER DISCREPANCY

## 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 LAX86LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA029), Oct 28, 1985: Schweizer G-164B (N8487K), Gila Bend, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8487K (1)

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

- [Accident 19880620022349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880620022349A), Jun 20, 1988: Scwzer G164B (N8487K), Gridley, CA, Destroyed. Overloaded aircraft failed to fly on takeoff. Went off end of runway and hit a canal bank, tumbled and burned.

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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