# Accident 19890718028699A: Scwzer G164B, Anahuac, TX, July 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1989, 17:50 local time
- Place: Anahuac, TX
- Airport: Chambers County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NPIG
- Location: 29.7596° N, 94.6690° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7596&lon=-94.6690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6633Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6633Q-2014-11-12) (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)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 178 total, 29 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89DRA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890718028699A

## Narrative

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

NON AG RATED PILOT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE ON TAKEOFF. RAN OFF END RUNWAY NOSED OVER AND BURNED.

## 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 FTW89DRA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRA08), Jul 18, 1989: Grumman-Schweizer G-164B (N6633Q), Anahuac, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE SUPERCHARGER BEARING. THE DIRT BANK WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

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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