# Accident 19900525051629A: Scwzer G164A, Altair, TX, May 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1990, 13:45 local time
- Place: Altair, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KDFG
- Location: 29.4504° N, 96.5098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4504&lon=-96.5098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9982, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9982) (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 R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90DRA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900525051629A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART A WEED-GROWN,SOFT DIRT STRIP.ON LIFTOFF,SPREADER HIT WEEDS. AIRCRAFT SETTLED,HIT A LEVEE AND BURNED

## 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 FTW90DRA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRA05), May 25, 1990: Grumman 164-B (N9982), Garwood, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE POWER LOSS DUE TO SUPER CHARGER IMPELLER FAILURE.

## Other reports on N9982 (1)

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

- [Accident 19900529017799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900529017799A), May 29, 1990: Scwzer G164B (N9982), Garwood, TX, Destroyed. Supercharger shaft bearings failed. Impeller parts fouled valves and plugs. Nosed over on forced landing rice field

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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