# Accident 19870716043359A: Scwzer G164A, Forrest City, AR, July 16, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1987, 20:00 local time
- Place: Forrest City, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: KTGG
- Location: 35.0104° N, 90.7795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0104&lon=-90.7795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7864, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7864-1991-10-17) (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)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,966 total, 1,333 in this make and model, 182 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870716043359A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING A POSIITONING FLIGHT. STALLED AIRCRAFT INTO A FIELD TO AVOID TREES. PROBLEM FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 MKC87LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA144), Jul 17, 1987: Grumman G-164A (N7864), Forrest City, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7864 (2)

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

- [Accident 19900816033189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900816033189A), Aug 16, 1990: Scwzer G164A (N7864), Osceola, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On tenth pass over high voltage powerline collided with top two cables. Crashed and burned. Pilot died in hospital.
- [Accident 19810609032169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810609032169A), Jun 9, 1981: Grumav G164A (N7864), Wilson, AR, Substantial damage. Ag pilot misjudged pullup and aircraft hit trees at end of spray run.

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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