# Accident 19900604018429A: Scwzer G164B, Mamou, LA, June 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1990, 08:30 local time
- Place: Mamou, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KESG
- Location: 30.6891° N, 92.2801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6891&lon=-92.2801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6693Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6693Q-2013-04-30) (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)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,213 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 268 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90DRD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRD10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900604018429A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES ON CLIMBOUT FROM AN UNIMPROVED STRIP. BLAMED A WINDSHIFT BUT WIND WAS LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

## 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 FTW90DRD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRD10), Jun 4, 1990: Grumman G-164B (N6693Q), Mamou, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT MISJUDGED WIND INFORMATION. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE TAILWIND, THE TREES AND THE LEVEE.

## Other reports on N6693Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19930605017439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930605017439A), Jun 5, 1993: Scwzer G164B (N6693Q), Kaplan, LA, Substantial damage. Tied tail with rope and hand propped engine start. Throttle crept open broke rope. Ran into a hangar.
- [Accident 19890606014499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890606014499A), Jun 6, 1989: Scwzer G164B (N6693Q), Ville Platte, LA, Substantial damage. Reported engine quit on approach. Nosed over landing off airport. Engine problem not given, report says no defects.

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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