# Accident 19890729025779A: Scwzer G164B, Donaldsonville, LA, July 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1989, 17:30 local time
- Place: Donaldsonville, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SLNG
- Location: 30.0897° N, 90.9895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0897&lon=-90.9895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8172K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8172K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164B (registry code 3979904, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-schweizer-a-c-gulfstream-am-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 R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,543 total, 5,169 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89DRD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRD12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890729025779A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DURING A SPRAY OPERATION. DUMPED LOAD, LANDED IN THE SOYBEAN FIELD AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 FTW89DRD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRD12), Jul 29, 1989: Schweizer G-164B (N8172K), Donaldsonville, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN.

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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