# Accident 19900914039879A: Scwzer G164A, Americus, GA, September 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1990, 16:30 local time
- Place: Americus, GA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: DNIG
- Location: 32.0693° N, 84.2193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0693&lon=-84.2193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7905, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7905-2012-11-08) (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 R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,494 total, 677 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900914039879A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR FAILED AT TOUCHDOWN CAUSING A GROUND LOOP AND FIRE.

## 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 ATL90LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA171), Sep 14, 1990: Grumman G-164A (N7905), Americus, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: A LOW CYCLE FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SPRING.

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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