# Accident 19890811054049A: Scwzer G164A, Sunray, TX, August 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1989, 17:30 local time
- Place: Sunray, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: IGHG
- Location: 36.0096° N, 101.8191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0096&lon=-101.8191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7903, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7903-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-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 R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,397 total, 179 in this make and model, 179 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89DQG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DQG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890811054049A

## Narrative

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

RPM RISE AND LOSS OF THRUST ON A TURN AROUND. ELECTED TO LAND AND NOSED OVER. OIL LEVEL NOT KNOWN. NO DEFECTS FOUND

## 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 FTW89DQG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DQG05), Aug 11, 1989: Schweizer G-164A (N7903), Sunray, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A TOTAL POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH UNEVEN TERRAIN IN WHICH THE PILOT HAD TO MAKE THE FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N7903 (1)

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

- [Incident 19960317014279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960317014279I), Mar 17, 1996: Scwzer G164A (N7903), Kaplin, LA, Minor damage. Narrative: on March 17, 1996, an agricultural airplane operated by detraz flying service crashed into a crawfish pond near Kaplin, Louisiana. The airplane was…

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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