# Accident 19870708032599A: Scwzer G164B, Union City, TN, July 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1987, 10:00 local time
- Place: Union City, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.3309° N, 89.2905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3309&lon=-89.2905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8046K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8046K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B (registry code 3979904, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-schweizer-a-c-gulfstream-am-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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87DLT02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DLT02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870708032599A

## Narrative

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

THE ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF AND THE AERIAL SPRAY AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AFTER HITTING A FENCE. WATER FOUND IN FUEL.

## 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 ATL87DLT02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DLT02), Jul 8, 1987: Gulfstream-Schweizer G164B-600 (N8046K), Union City, TN, 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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