# Accident 19900513017219A: Scwzer G164B, Basile, LA, May 13, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1990, 16:00 local time
- Place: Basile, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SLSG
- Location: 30.4800° N, 92.5993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4800&lon=-92.5993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6733Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6733Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,800 total, 1,650 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90DRD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRD08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900513017219A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TAKE OFF FULL LOAD,DOWNWIND. WHEELS CAUGHT TOP WIRE OF BARBED WIRE FENCE, FENCE CAUSED CARTWHEEL AND CRASH

## 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 FTW90DRD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRD08), May 13, 1990: Schweizer G-164B (N6733Q), Basile, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE EVALUATION OF THE WEATHER INFORMATION. A RELATED FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE TAILWIND.

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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