# Accident 19910223003429A: Scwzer G164A, Light, AR, February 23, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1991, 11:56 local time
- Place: Light, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NOSG
- Location: 36.0701° N, 90.7479° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Light, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0701&lon=-90.7479&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7493, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7493-2017-08-23) (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: 1,545 total, 1,016 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91DPG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DPG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910223003429A

## Narrative

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

OVERRAN RUNWAY INTO A DITCH AND OVER TURNED WHILE LANDING DOWNWIND OF PRIVATE STRIP.

## 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 FTW91DPG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DPG02), Feb 23, 1991: Grumman G-164A (N7493), Light, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF THE DOWNWIND RUNWAY FOR LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE TAILWIND.

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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