# Accident 19860624027289A: Scwzer G164B, Swords, LA, June 24, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1986, 09:50 local time
- Place: Swords, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.4009° N, 92.2103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4009&lon=-92.2103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48585, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48585-2012-12-18) (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 R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 317 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW86LRD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LRD15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860624027289A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF ROLL, DODGED A WET SPOT ON THE STRIP. WING CAUGHT HIGH WEEDS, PULLED THE AIRCRAFT INTO A RICE LEVEE.

## 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 FTW86LRD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LRD15), Jun 24, 1986: Grumman G-164B (N48585), Church Point, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N48585 (2)

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

- [Accident 19880629024229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880629024229A), Jun 29, 1988: Scwzer G164B (N48585), Cheneyville, LA, Substantial damage. Engine lost partial power during return to base from an ag operation. Wing struck a road sign landing on a highway.
- [Accident 19800502012419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800502012419A), May 2, 1980: Gulstm G164A (N48585), Church Point, LA, Substantial damage. Tried to take off on wet soft side sloping strip. Skipped sideways. Nosed over in a ditch.

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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