# Accident 19890719024239A: Scwzer G164A, Schlater, MS, July 19, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1989, 13:15 local time
- Place: Schlater, MS
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KXIG
- Location: 33.6397° N, 90.3494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Schlater, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6397&lon=-90.3494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4579, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4579-2013-06-18) (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 R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 310 in this make and model, 310 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890719024239A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB ON TAKEOFF,BEGAN DUMPING LOAD BUT TAILWHEEL HIT AN EMBANKMENT AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.HAD TAIL WIND

## 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 MIA89LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA203), Jul 19, 1989: Grumman G-164A (N4579), Schlater, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN THE SELECTION OF THE WRONG RUNWAY. THE TAILWINDAND DIRT BANK WERE CONSIDERED TO BE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

## Other reports on N4579 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750512010819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750512010819A), May 12, 1975: Gulstm G164A (N4579), El Campo, TX, Substantial damage. L brake master cyl held in open psn by contamination in hyd fluid. Cleveland p/n 189-119

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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