# Accident 19870722042609A: Scwzer G164A, Romeo, CO, July 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1987, 11:00 local time
- Place: Romeo, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NMFG
- Location: 37.1698° N, 105.9898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1698&lon=-105.9898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5398, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5398-2002-01-11) (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: 2,718 total, 85 in this make and model, 101 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN87LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870722042609A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO THE GROUND DURING AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUEVERS. HIGH GROSS WEIGHT AND DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## 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 DEN87LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA192), Jul 22, 1987: Grumman G-164A (N5398), Romeo, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5398 (2)

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

- [Accident 20010721018959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010721018959A), Jul 21, 2001: Scwzer G164A (N5398), Dodgecenter, MN, No damage. (.19) On July 21, 2001, at 1930 central daylight time, a grumman-schweizer G-164A, N5398, spray airplane, operated by a commercial pilot was destroyed during…
- [Accident 19760519015329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760519015329A), May 19, 1976: Gulstm G164C (N5398), Marysville, CA, 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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