# Accident 19870623026429A: Scwzer G164, Viola, ID, June 23, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1987, 19:00 local time
- Place: Viola, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WQLG
- Location: 46.7090° N, 116.9092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7090&lon=-116.9092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5285, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5285-2006-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (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 G164
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 178 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA87LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870623026429A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. FORCED LANDING. LEFT GEAR TORN OFF ON IMPACT WITH GROUND. FLIPPED OVER. SUPERCHARGER IMPELLER FAILED.

## 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 SEA87LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA121), Jun 24, 1987: Grumman G-164A (N5285), Viola, ID, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5285 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850426015089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850426015089A), Apr 26, 1985: Scwzer G164A (N5285), Kendrick, ID, Substantial damage. The left main gear collapsed on landing. Overstress caused by a hard landing or side load on gear.

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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