# Incident 20010409012799I: Scwzer G164A, South Attleboro, MA, April 9, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2001, 18:35 local time
- Place: South Attleboro, MA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9084° N, 71.3620° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Attleboro, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9084&lon=-71.3620&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7867, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7867-2013-02-08) (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 R-985-AN-3 (registry code 51660, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-an-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 65 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010409012799I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE BANNER DISCONNECTED FROM THE TOW PLANE AND LANDED IN THE GRASS NEAR THE PARKING LOT OF A HOME DEPOT SHOPPING PLAZA. THIS OCCURRED IN A BUSY, POPULATED AREA OF SOUTH ATTLEBORO, MA. REPORTED AS A MALFUNCTION OF THE RELEASE ASSEMBLY NEAR THE TAILWHEEL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT DESCRIBES THIS AS AN INADVERTENT RELEASE DUE TO POOR ADJUSTMENT OF THE CABLE AND THE RELEASE MECHANISM AT THE TAILWHEEL WAS LOOSE.

## Other reports on N7867 (2)

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

- [Accident 19841019061109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841019061109A), Oct 19, 1984: Scwzer G164A (N7867), Tunica, MS, Substantial damage. A wheel struck a soft spot on the ag airstrip on the takeoff roll. Aircraft veered off the water covered runway.
- [Accident 19800523015769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800523015769A), May 23, 1980: Gulstm G164A (N7867), Clarksdale, MS, Substantial damage. Engine threw a rod. Oil on windscreen. Made hard ground contact. Collapsed gear. 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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