# Accident 19910715027449A: Scwzer G164A, Swifton, AR, July 15, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1991, 17:04 local time
- Place: Swifton, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: XKDG
- Location: 35.8212° N, 91.1356° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8212&lon=-91.1356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6615, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6615-2013-09-19) (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: 1,450 total, 198 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91DPG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DPG14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910715027449A

## Narrative

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

FIRE ERUPTED IN FLIGHT AND DENSE SMOKE. LANDED NEARBY STRIP AND JUMPED OUT. BELIEVED FUEL LEAK AND CHEMICAL STATIC.

## 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 FTW91DPG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DPG14), Jul 15, 1991: Grumman G-164A (N6615), Swifton, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE HOPPER, CHEMICAL FIRE, AND THE FAILURE OF THE LANDING GEAR. A FACTOR WS THE LOSS OF VISUAL OUTSIDE REFERENCE.

## Other reports on N6615 (1)

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

- [Incident 19810716056439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810716056439I), Jul 16, 1981: Grumav G164A (N6615), Fisher, AR, Minor damage. Brake failed during roll out. Aircraft ran off runway and damaged propeller and wing tip.

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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