# Accident 19870327007709A: Scwzer G164, Shelbyville, TN, March 27, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1987, 11:00 local time
- Place: Shelbyville, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RYCG
- Location: 35.4904° N, 86.4398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4904&lon=-86.4398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N654Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N654Y-1989-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,300 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870327007709A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TERRAIN DURING TAKEOFF FROM A ROAD.  AIRCRAFT WAS ABOVE GROSS WEIGHT.

## 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 ATL87LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA099), Mar 27, 1987: Grumman G-164 (N654Y), Shelbyville, TN, destroyed

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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