# Accident 19981111031989A: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B, Cuthbert, GA, November 11, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1998
- Place: Cuthbert, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 31.7707° N, 84.7936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cuthbert, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7707&lon=-84.7936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6656Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6656Q-2017-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981111031989A

## Narrative

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

ACFT ENGINE QUIT A LOW ALTITUDE DURING AERIAL APPLICATION.

## 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 ATL99LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA017), Nov 11, 1998: Grumman-Schweizer G164B (N6656Q), Cuthbert, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the accessory gear shaft which resulted in fuel starvation and the loss of engine power. A factors was the fuel system filter restriction.

## Other reports on N6656Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19940905033369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940905033369I), Sep 5, 1994: Scwzer G164 (N6656Q), Waycross, GA, Minor damage. Brake locked on landing. Veered off strip into a tree.
- [Accident 19800512012319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800512012319A), May 12, 1980: Gulstm G164B (N6656Q), Lissie, TX, Substantial damage. Landed on rough turf edge of strip downwind. Bounced, flipped over.

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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