# Accident 19880819038209A: Scwzer G164B, Catahoula, LA, August 19, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1988, 19:00 local time
- Place: Catahoula, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SJTG
- Location: 30.1209° N, 91.8296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1209&lon=-91.8296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6685Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6685Q-1996-05-14) (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)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 44,366 total, 23,877 in this make and model, 274 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW88DRD19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRD19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880819038209A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AT 15 FEET AGL WHILE CHASING BIRDS OFF RICE FIELD. CRASHED AND BURNED. NO CAUSE OF POWER LOSS GIVEN.

## 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 FTW88DRD19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88DRD19), Aug 20, 1988: Schweizer G-164B (N6685Q), Catahoula, LA, destroyed

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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