# Accident 19890615015769A: Scwzer G164A, Morse, LA, June 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1989, 16:30 local time
- Place: Morse, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SDMG
- Location: 30.1200° N, 92.4896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1200&lon=-92.4896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8916H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8916H) (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: 4,133 total, 1,635 in this make and model, 410 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89DRD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRD07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890615015769A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMBOUT. NOSED OVER IN A BEAN FIELD AFTER DUMPING HIS LOAD. A ENGINE CYLINDER HAD CRACKED.

## 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 FTW89DRD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRD07), Jun 15, 1989: Grumman-Schweizer G-164A (N8916H), Morse, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON. THE SOFT TERRAIN WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## Other reports on N8916H (2)

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

- [Accident 20020404009449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020404009449A), Apr 4, 2002: Scwzer G164A (N8916H), Wynne, AR, No damage. (-23) On April 4, 2002, approximately 1230 central standard time, a Grumman G-164A, agricultural airplane, N8916H, sustained substantial damage when it nosed…
- [Accident 19920817056169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920817056169A), Aug 17, 1992: Scwzer G164A (N8916H), Thibodaux, LA, Substantial damage. Struck wires and crashed during sixth spray run over same field. No mention of presurvey of area to check for wires

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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