# Accident 19970811021399A: Scwzer G164, Wilmot, AR, August 11, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1997, 19:45 local time
- Place: Wilmot, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.0500° N, 91.5695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0500&lon=-91.5695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N634U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N634U-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755A series (registry code 35006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97FA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA304) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970811021399A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN COTTON FIELD, FLIPPED OVER WHIE SPRAYING. (-23) ON AUGUST 10, 1997, AT 19:45 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A GRUMMAN G-164, N634U, OWNED BY J & J SALVAGE, INC., OF LAKE PROVIDENCE, LOUISIANA, AND OPERATED BY WILMOT AVIATION, INC., OF WILMOT, ARKANSAS, UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 137, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR WILMOT, ARKANSAS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AT WILMOT AVIATION, INC., BETWEEN 18:30 AND 19:00.

## 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 FTW97FA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA304), Aug 11, 1997: Grumman G-164 (N634U), Wilmot, AR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to a fractured throttle cable because the cable housing prevents an inspection of the cable by maintenance personnel. Factors were the pilot's impairment due to a heart…

## Other reports on N634U (3)

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

- [Accident 19930311004949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930311004949A), Mar 11, 1993: Scwzer G164 (N634U), Goodwin, AR, Substantial damage. Nosed over on crosswind landing.
- [Accident 19910724029889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910724029889A), Jul 24, 1991: Scwzer G164 (N634U), Goodwin, AR, Substantial damage. Right main landing gear leg broke on touchdown causing ag aircraft to ground loop.
- [Accident 19860822042409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860822042409A), Aug 22, 1986: Scwzer G164 (N634U), Hoodwin, AR, Substantial damage. Engine failed. Nosed over on forced landing. Cam reduction gear split in half at weld. AD on this issued too late.

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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