# Accident 19890908034299A: Scwzer G164A, Franklin, LA, September 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1989, 16:00 local time
- Place: Franklin, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KETG
- Location: 29.7993° N, 91.5097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7993&lon=-91.5097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7498, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7498-1993-10-20) (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)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,034 total, 328 in this make and model, 375 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89DRD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRD14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890908034299A

## Narrative

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

SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATION AT CRUISE. FLIPPED OVER IN A FIELD BRAKING TO AVOID A CANAL. PROP BLADE BROKE FROM FATIGUE.

## 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 FTW89DRD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DRD14), Sep 8, 1989: Grumman G-164A (N7498), Franklin, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE PROPELLER BLADE, WHICH RESULTED IN SEPARATION OF THE BLADE'S TIP AND SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATION. THE SOFT TERRAIN WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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