# Accident 19940409000479A: Scwzer G164B, Mount Bellvue, TX, April 9, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1994, 14:30 local time
- Place: Mount Bellvue, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KFNG
- Location: 29.8699° N, 94.8701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8699&lon=-94.8701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3628T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3628T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer G-164B (registry code 8059055, https://openairdocs.org/model/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 R1340AN2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,761 total, 10,256 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940409000479A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ENTERED SOFT SOD PORTION OF SOD RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. BLAMED SQUIRLEY SHIFTING WINDS.

## 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 FTW94LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA122), Apr 9, 1994: Schweizer G-164 (N3628T), Mount Bellvue, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. FACTORS WERE THE SOFT RUNWAY AND GUSTY WINDS.

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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