# Accident 19890522012169A: Scwzer G164A, Loxley, AL, May 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1989, 08:20 local time
- Place: Loxley, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LLIG
- Location: 30.6190° N, 87.7506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6190&lon=-87.7506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8881H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8881H-2013-05-15) (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: 4,200 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89DKJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DKJ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890522012169A

## Narrative

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

GOT BEHIND THE POWER CURVE ON PULLUP FROM A SPRAY RUN AND SETTLED TO IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS

## 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 ATL89DKJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DKJ03), May 22, 1989: Grumman G-164A (N8881H), Loxley, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO CARBURETOR ICE, AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT.

## Other reports on N8881H (2)

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

- [Accident 19870730040559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870730040559A), Jul 30, 1987: Scwzer G164A (N8881H), Summerdale, AL, Substantial damage. Engine failed on takeoff. Hit a ditch and flipped over on forced landing. Impeller bushing in blower had failed.
- [Accident 19790713016509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790713016509A), Jul 13, 1979: Gulstm G164A (N8881H), Batesville, MS, Substantial damage. Pilot experienced engine failure during take off,landed straight ahead,ran off runway into tree stumps.

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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