# Incident 19880518037929I: Scwzer G164B, Morganza, LA, May 18, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1988, 08:00 local time
- Place: Morganza, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SGGG
- Location: 30.7377° N, 91.5918° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morganza, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7377&lon=-91.5918&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6781K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6781K-2022-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880518037929I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A LEVEE DURING A SWATH RUN AND LANDED MINUS THE GEAR. BLAMED DIRTY WINDSHIELD AND BLIND BY MORNING SUN.

## Other reports on N6781K (2)

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

- [Accident 20160702013599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160702013599A), Jul 2, 2016: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N6781K), Laurel, DE, Substantial damage. At the finish of the last pass of spraying a field in sussex county Delaware, pilot reports hearing a loud bang followed by loss of engine power. Aircraft was…
- [Accident 20100811042329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100811042329A), Aug 11, 2010: Grumman Acf G-164B (N6781K), Tracy, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot had departed their private airstrip for his second application flight of the day. Shortly after takeoff at aprox 200 feet AGL pilot heard a loud "bang"…

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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