# Accident 19900725028519A: Scwzer G164A, Sommerset, LA, July 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1990, 14:30 local time
- Place: Sommerset, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SJWG
- Location: 32.0692° N, 91.2307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0692&lon=-91.2307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7854, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7854-2015-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (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 G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 3,300 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90DRD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRD14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900725028519A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO CLEAR THREE FOOT TALL BEAN FIELD AT END OF FARM STRIP DURING TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT 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 FTW90DRD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRD14), Jul 25, 1990: Grumman G-164A (N7854), Sommerset, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE ABOVE CROPS AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

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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