# Incident 19960317014279I: Scwzer G164A, Kaplin, LA, March 17, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1996, 12:00 local time
- Place: Kaplin, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: D6FG
- Aircraft: N7903, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7903-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 510 total, 200 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960317014279I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 17, 1996, AN AGRICULTURAL AIRPLANE OPERATED BY DETRAZ FLYING SERVICE CRASHED INTO A CRAWFISH POND NEAR KAPLIN, LOUISIANA. THE AIRPLANE WAS A GRUMMAN AG-CAT, MODEL G-164-A, N7903. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE QUIT ON TAKE OFF AND THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN THE CRAWFISH POND. THE SPREADER BAR CAUGHT AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT OVER ONTO IT'S TOP, ALSO DAMAGING THE VERTICAL TAIL ASSEMBLY. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. A TEAR DOWN AND A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED FOR THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY.

## Other reports on N7903 (1)

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

- [Accident 19890811054049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890811054049A), Aug 11, 1989: Scwzer G164A (N7903), Sunray, TX, Substantial damage. RPM rise and loss of thrust on a turn around. Elected to land and nosed over. Oil level not known. No defects found

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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