# Accident 19990318002359A: Scwzer G164A, Gillett, AR, March 18, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1999, 08:00 local time
- Place: Gillett, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 34.1092° N, 91.3707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1092&lon=-91.3707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8742H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8742H-2001-09-13) (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)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990318002359A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LOST CONTROL ON TAKE-OFF AND WAS DESTROYED, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)PILOT ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND TAKEOFF.  AIRCRAFT WAS FULLY LOADED.  AFTER LIFT-OFF PILOT LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED NEAR DEPARTURE END OF AIRSTRIP.

## 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 FTW99LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA095), Mar 18, 1999: Grumman G-164A (N8742H), Gillett, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance during the downwind departure. Factors were the tailwind and the wet soft grass airstrip.

## Other reports on N8742H (1)

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

- [Accident 19770721019739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770721019739A), Jul 21, 1977: Gulstm G164C (N8742H), Stuttgart, AR, Substantial damage. Brkn rod no 4 cyl.

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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