# Accident 19910828037229A: Scwzer G164A, Smyer, TX, August 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1991, 16:00 local time
- Place: Smyer, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: MMDG
- Location: 33.5802° N, 102.1607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5802&lon=-102.1607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N928X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N928X-1994-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 2,700 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910828037229A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED ON LIFT OFF,CONTACTED HIGH VEGETATION. DRAGGED DOWN. FLIPPED IN SOFT SAND.

## 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 DEN91LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA119), Aug 28, 1991: Grumman G-164A (N928X), Smyer, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: DIRECTIONAL CONTROL NOT MAINTAINED. FACTORS WERE: CROSSWIND, SOFT GROUND, AND HIGH VEGETATION.

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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