# Accident 19870707032649A: Scwzer G164A, Lacassine, LA, July 7, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1987, 11:30 local time
- Place: Lacassine, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SFZG
- Location: 30.2310° N, 92.9206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2310&lon=-92.9206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9778, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9778) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,289 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 360 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW87DRD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DRD08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870707032649A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT VEERED INTO A DITCH ON AN ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM A MUDDY RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW87DRD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87DRD08), Jul 7, 1987: Grumman G-164A (N9778), Lacassine, LA, substantial damage

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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