# Accident 19890728025769A: Scwzer G164B, Portland, AR, July 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1989, 07:30 local time
- Place: Portland, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: CXBG
- Location: 33.2298° N, 91.5105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2298&lon=-91.5105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8116K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8116K) (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 R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,400 total, 10,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890728025769A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON SPRAY RUN DUMPED LOAD AND HEADED FOR BASE. ENGINE QUIT. NOSED OVER LANDING. NR1 CYLINDER BROKE

## 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 MKC89LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA170), Jul 28, 1989: Grumman G-164B (N8116K), Portland, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FAILURE OF AN ENGINE CYLINDER.

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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