# Accident 19970713018229A: Scwzer G164A, Woodberry, TN, July 13, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1997, 18:00 local time
- Place: Woodberry, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.8198° N, 86.0702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8198&lon=-86.0702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7981, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7981-2013-08-22) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,100 total, 350 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970713018229A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK FENCE OFF DEPARTURE END RUNWAY AFTER FAILING TO LIFT. TOO HEAVY FOR SHORT RUNWAY AND DENSITY ALTITUDE. (-23) ON 07/13/97, AIRCRAFT N7981 A GRUMMAN G-164A AN AGCAT WAS DEPARTING A UNIMPROVED GRASS RUNWAY, APPROXIMATELY 1500 FT. IN LENGTH. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE RPM AND MANIFOLD PRESSURE WAS NORMAL. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT FELT LIKE IT DID NOT ACCELERATE AS FAST AS NORMAL. AT THE POINT OF LIFT THE PILOT SAID THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FENCE AND TURNED TO THE LEFT AND SLID TO A STOP IN A SOYBEAN FIELD. THIS ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS IN PROGRESS BY THE NTSB #MIA97LA210.

## 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 MIA97LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA210), Jul 13, 1997: Grumman-Schweizer G-164A (N7981), Woodeberry, TN, destroyed. Probable cause: in-flight collision with a fence during takeoff. Factors in this accident were the pilot's inadequate pre-flight by not calculating the total weight of the airplane, and high temperatures.

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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