# Accident 19860605021819A: Scwzer G164, La Feria, TX, June 5, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1986, 14:30 local time
- Place: La Feria, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 26.1498° N, 97.8194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1498&lon=-97.8194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N552Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N552Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs L4 /R755-7 (registry code 35003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86FRG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FRG24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860605021819A

## Narrative

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

WAS GOING TO FLY UNDER POWERLINES BUT PULLED UP TO AVOID ROAD SIGN. HIT POWERLINES, THEN GROUND, AND CARTWHEELED.

## 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 FTW86FRG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FRG24), Jun 5, 1986: Grumman G-164 (N552Y), La Feria, TX, destroyed

## Other reports on N552Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19730602014939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730602014939A), Jun 2, 1973: Grumav G164 (N552Y), Church Point, LA, Substantial damage. Prop separated in flt. Crankshaft failed. Fatigue type markings observed on separated surface.

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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