# Accident 19920514018929A: Scwzer G164D, Welsh, LA, May 14, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1992, 12:15 local time
- Place: Welsh, LA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SEBG
- Location: 30.2304° N, 92.8095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2304&lon=-92.8095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8331K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8331K-2026-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C GULFSTREAM AM G-164D (registry code 3979908, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-schweizer-a-c-gulfstream-am-g-164d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164D
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A15AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,944 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920514018929A

## Narrative

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

EXPLOSION ON TAKEOFF WITH SMOKE AND FLAME IN COCKPIT. ENGINE SEIZED. CRASH LANDED. TURBINE BLADES WERE RELEASED.

## 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 FTW92LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA132), May 14, 1992: Schweizer G-164D (N8331K), Welsh, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE ENGINE FAILURE AT LIFTOFF DUE TO THE FAILURE OF MULTIPLE TURBINE BLADES AND THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE ABORTED TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N8331K (1)

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

- [Accident 20230522004302A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230522004302A), May 22, 2023: Gulfstream-Schweizer A/C Corp GULFSTREAM AM G-164D (N8331K), Gueydan, LA, Substantial damage. The aircraft had 100 h inspection completed early may 2023. There is an modification installed on the aircraft with an oversized hopper. The aircraft just…

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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