# Accident 19871008059069A: Scwzer G164A, Port Allen, LA, October 8, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1987, 08:00 local time
- Place: Port Allen, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KFDG
- Location: 30.4492° N, 91.1993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4492&lon=-91.1993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6743Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6743Q-2018-05-31) (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 R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,300 total, 3,900 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88DRD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871008059069A

## Narrative

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

POWER LOST. FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED. FOUND CYLINDER FRACTURE CAUSE OF POWER LOSS.

## 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 FTW88DRD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRD01), Oct 8, 1987: Grumman G-164A (N6743Q), Port Allen, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6743Q (4)

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

- [Accident 20140718012759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140718012759A), Jul 18, 2014: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A (N6743Q), Fairview, KS, Substantial damage. The aircraft departed atchison, KS airport (K59) at 0820 on 7-18-2014 for a flight to sebetha, KS (K83) to return from having the aircraft brakes resealed.…
- [Incident 19981013040259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981013040259I), Oct 13, 1998: Scwzer G164A (N6743Q), Bridgeton, NJ, Minor damage. (-5)The pilot stated he departed (00N) to conduct an aerial fertilizing operation with 1850 pounds of fertilizer in the hopper. 2000 pounds is the maximum…
- [Accident 19830511018649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830511018649A), May 11, 1983: Scwzer G164A (N6743Q), Bastrop, LA, Substantial damage. Struck a ditch and flipped over while landing on a farm strip. Did not see ditch on aerial runway inspection.
- [Accident 19810608030649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810608030649A), Jun 8, 1981: Grumav G164A (N6743Q), Bonita, LA, Substantial damage. Aircraft flipped inverted during emergency landing in soft field.

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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