# Accident 19870518013969A: Scwzer G164B, Beaufort, NC, May 18, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1987, 15:00 local time
- Place: Beaufort, NC
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RRSG
- Location: 34.7205° N, 76.6509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7205&lon=-76.6509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3628Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3628Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G-164B (registry code 8059055, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,215 total, 999 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87DMG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DMG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870518013969A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR ON TAKEOFF AND STRUCK THE GROUND.  PILOT FAILED TO CHECK WEATHER.

## 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 ATL87DMG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DMG01), May 18, 1987: Grumman G-164B (N3628Z), Beaufort, NC, destroyed

## Other reports on N3628Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20150916016189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150916016189A), Sep 16, 2015: Schweizer Aircraft Corp G-164B (N3628Z), Paxton, NE, Destroyed. On September 16, 2015 at approximately 13:26 local time (2026 UTC) a commercial pilot was involved in an aircraft accident while attempting to conduct aerial…

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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