# Accident 19880809032339A: Scwzer G164A, Fadette, AL, August 9, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1988, 11:45 local time
- Place: Fadette, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RYTG
- Location: 31.1103° N, 85.5906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1103&lon=-85.5906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8573H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8573H-2018-02-07) (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 R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88DKG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DKG13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880809032339A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON A SPRAY RUN. CRASH LANDED IN SPRAY FIELD. FOUND AN ENGINE CYLINDER HAD COME LOOSE.

## 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 ATL88DKG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88DKG13), Aug 9, 1988: Grumman G-164A (N8573H), Fadette, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8573H (2)

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

- [Accident 19830502016689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830502016689A), May 2, 1983: Scwzer G164A (N8573H), Clewiston, FL, Substantial damage. Stalled on a pull up from a low pass over the airport. Too low to recover.
- [Incident 19820716037359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820716037359I), Jul 16, 1982: Scwzer G164A (N8573H), Clewiston, FL, Minor damage. Landed on top of a truck that had pulled onto landing area.

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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