# Accident 19930605017439A: Scwzer G164B, Kaplan, LA, June 5, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1993, 08:45 local time
- Place: Kaplan, LA
- Airport: Hanks Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SJTG
- Location: 30.0004° N, 92.2795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0004&lon=-92.2795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6693Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6693Q-2013-04-30) (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 R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 47,462 total, 27,075 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930605017439A

## Narrative

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

TIED TAIL WITH ROPE AND HAND PROPPED ENGINE START. THROTTLE CREPT OPEN BROKE ROPE. RAN INTO A HANGAR.

## 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 FTW93LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA179), Jun 5, 1993: Grumman-Schweizer G-164B (N6693Q), Kaplan, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO HAVE THE AIRPLANE PROPERLY ATTENDED DURING START WHEN PEOPLE WERE AVAILABLE. A FACTOR WAS THE INADEQUATE TIE DOWN ROPE.

## Other reports on N6693Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19900604018429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900604018429A), Jun 4, 1990: Scwzer G164B (N6693Q), Mamou, LA, Substantial damage. Struck trees on climbout from an unimproved strip. Blamed a windshift but wind was light and variable.
- [Accident 19890606014499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890606014499A), Jun 6, 1989: Scwzer G164B (N6693Q), Ville Platte, LA, Substantial damage. Reported engine quit on approach. Nosed over landing off airport. Engine problem not given, report says no defects.

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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