# Accident 19920809029909A: Scwzer G164B, Tolleson, AZ, August 9, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1992, 07:00 local time
- Place: Tolleson, AZ
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: FXWG
- Location: 33.4200° N, 112.2698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4200&lon=-112.2698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6809K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6809K-2017-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 584 total, 291 in this make and model, 291 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA340) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920809029909A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A WASHED OUT RAVINE ON TAKEOFF. BOUNCED,PITCHED UP AND STALLED.ON SUCESSIVE BOUNCES TAIL HIT DIRT EMBANKMENT

## 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 LAX92LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA340), Aug 9, 1992: Grumman G-164B (N6809K), Tolleson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE RAVINE THAT CROSSED THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N6809K (2)

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

- [Incident 19990826024689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990826024689I), Aug 26, 1999: Scwzer G164B (N6809K), CA, Minor damage. While loading aircraft with sulphur, it ignited and caused fire damage to lower wing skin (fabric), lower left horizontal stabilizer, bottom of rudder left…
- [Accident 19790830022929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790830022929A), Aug 30, 1979: Gulstm G164 (N6809K), Monterey, LA, Substantial damage. Engine failed during crop spraying. Found a piece of metal in intake pipe.

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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