# Accident 19890802042349A: Scwzer G164B, Austwell, TX, August 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1989, 14:15 local time
- Place: Austwell, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: VHJG
- Location: 28.3908° N, 96.8391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3908&lon=-96.8391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7501Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7501Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G-164B (registry code 8059055, https://openairdocs.org/model/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: 34,500 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 700 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89DRG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRG04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890802042349A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON A ROAD TO TALK TO A FARMER. SPRAY BOOM CAUGHT IN TALL WEEDS VEERED OFF ROAD AND NOSED UP.

## 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 FTW89DRG04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRG04), Aug 2, 1989: Schweizer G-164B (N7501Q), Austwell, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S SELECTION OF AN UNSUITABLE LANDING AREA (TERRAIN). HIGH VEGETATION AND ROUGH TERRAIN WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

## Other reports on N7501Q (2)

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

- [Accident 20260820012529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260820012529A), Aug 20, 2026: Schweizer Aircraft Corp G-164B (N7501Q), Olene, OR, Destroyed. On August 20, 2026, about 9:32 pacific daylight time, a Schweizer Aircraft Corp., G-164B, [privacy data omitted], was destroyed when it struck a communication…
- [Accident 19960822023569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960822023569A), Aug 22, 1996: Scwzer G164B (N7501Q), Waitsburg, WA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing on ag strip. Blamed whirlwind. Wind light 46MONTHS since a biennial review.

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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