# Accident 19890731030359A: Scwzer G164A, Dawson, GA, July 31, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1989, 15:30 local time
- Place: Dawson, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LLQG
- Location: 31.7719° N, 84.4435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dawson, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7719&lon=-84.4435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9755, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9755-2018-06-04) (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 R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,143 total, 6,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89DKG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DKG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890731030359A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING A SPRAY RUN WHEN AN ENGINE CYLINDER FAILED.

## 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 ATL89DKG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DKG05), Jul 31, 1989: Grumman G-164A (N9755), Dawson, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE NUMBER THREE CYLINDER HEAD.

## Other reports on N9755 (2)

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

- [Accident 20150317006429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150317006429A), Mar 17, 2015: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A (N9755), Fordoche, LA, Destroyed. On a pass while spraying, the pilot noticed a loss of power and smoke coming from the left side of the engine. The pilot crash landed the aircraft in a field.
- [Accident 19890210001929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890210001929A), Feb 10, 1989: Scwzer G164A (N9755), Dawson, GA, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Nosed over landing in a plowed field. Carburetor float leaked, flooding the engine.

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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