# Accident 19870522017859A: Scwzer G164, Newport, AR, May 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1987, 07:00 local time
- Place: Newport, AR
- Airport: Newport Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KPKG
- Location: 35.6202° N, 91.2299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6202&lon=-91.2299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N492Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N492Y-1989-04-24) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 820 total, 310 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870522017859A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A LEVEE DURING A FORMATION SWATH RUN. IMPACT SEVERED THE LANDING GEAR. CRASH LANDED AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 MKC87LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA107), May 22, 1987: Grumman G-164 (N492Y), Newport, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N492Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19730625019039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730625019039A), Jun 25, 1973: Grumav G164 (N492Y), Breaux Bridge, LA, Substantial damage. Post exam of eng disclosed crankshaft could not be rotated. Acft sold for salvage eng not torn dwn.

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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