# Accident 19890523012789A: Scwzer G164A, Oak Grove, LA, May 23, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1989, 08:00 local time
- Place: Oak Grove, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KVCG
- Location: 32.8600° N, 91.3901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8600&lon=-91.3901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8699H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8699H-2001-03-22) (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 R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,375 total, 1,353 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89DRD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRD04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890523012789A

## Narrative

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

WHEELS RAN INTO SOFT MUD DURING TAKEOFF ROLL FROM THE AG STRIP. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. HAD FULL LOAD OF CHEMICALS.

## 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 FTW89DRD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRD04), May 23, 1989: Schweizer G-164A (N8699H), Oak Grove, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO PERFORM ADEQUATE PRELIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION BEFORE ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF BY FAILING TO ASSURE THE RUNWAY CONDITION.

## Other reports on N8699H (3)

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

- [Incident 19940607026479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940607026479I), Jun 7, 1994: Scwzer G164A (N8699H), Lebeau, LA, Substantial damage. Landed in soft wet field and nosed over.
- [Accident 19790608020029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790608020029A), Jun 8, 1979: Gulstm G164A (N8699H), Elton, LA, Substantial damage. After takeoff from Ag Strip pilot reduced pwr prematurely. Restored power. Hit ground and flipped over.
- [Accident 19761228040249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761228040249A), Dec 28, 1976: Gulstm G164C (N8699H), Welsh, LA, Substantial damage. Slid off center crown of rwy,hit vent pipe.

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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