# Accident 19900914039809A: Scwzer G164A, Altair, TX, September 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 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: 29.5490° N, 96.4099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5490&lon=-96.4099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6566, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6566-2021-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-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 FTW90DRA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900914039809A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART WEED GROWN STRIP. LIFTED BUT WEEDS CAUGHT ON SPREADER. DRAGGED DOWN. STRUCK IRRIGATION DIKE.

## 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 FTW90DRA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRA09), Sep 14, 1990: Grumman G-164A (N6566), Altair, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S USE OF IMPROPER TERRAIN FOR TAKEOFF.

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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