# Accident 19970322003479A: Scwzer G164A, Swifton, AR, March 22, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1997, 17:15 local time
- Place: Swifton, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.8244° N, 91.1294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Swifton, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8244&lon=-91.1294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8922H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8922H-2017-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A (registry code 3952801, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970322003479A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT NOSED INTO GROUND, CRASHED. (-23) THE COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED PILOT, RETURNING FROM A CFR 14, PART 137 FLIGHT, MADE A LOW PASS OVER THE PART 137 BASE OFFICE AND DIAGONALLY ACROSS THE SOD RUNWAY AND PULLED THE AIRCRAFT UP INTO A STEEP CLIMB. AT THE ESTIMATED ALTITUDE OF ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FEET THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, ENTERED INTO A VERTICAL DIVE, AND IMPACTED NOSE FIRST IN A CROP FIELD, CAUSING FATAL INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND DESTRUCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. NO FIRE OCCURRED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL OR STRUCTURAL FAILURE.

## 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 FTW97LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA136), Mar 22, 1997: Grumman G-164A (N8922H), Swifton, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision and failure to maintain positive control of the airplane, while performing an aerobatic maneuver.

## Other reports on N8922H (1)

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

- [Accident 19920706023859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920706023859A), Jul 6, 1992: Scwzer G164A (N8922H), Swifton, AR, Substantial damage. Engine failed during pullup from a spray run. Supercharger impeller bearing disintegrated.

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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