# Accident 19890523012669A: Scwzer G164A, Maxie, LA, May 23, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1989, 14:08 local time
- Place: Maxie, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.2095° N, 92.3694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2095&lon=-92.3694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48467, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48467-1997-05-13) (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 R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89DRD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRD03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890523012669A

## Narrative

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

EN ROUTE TO SPRAY FIELD COLLIDED WITH TREES.

## 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 FTW89DRD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRD03), May 23, 1989: Schweizer G-164A (N48467), Maxie, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE TREES. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PRESENCE OF TREES NEAR THE FIELD WHERE FERTILIZER WAS TO BE DISPENSED.

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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