# Accident 20050715018889A: Scwzer G164A, Williamstown, NJ, July 15, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2005, 06:03 local time
- Place: Williamstown, NJ
- Airport: Southern Cross Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6533° N, 75.0144° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6533&lon=-75.0144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48408, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48408-2019-09-06) (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: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,450 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05CA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050715018889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 15, 2005, A GRUMMAN AGCAT A-164A, N48408, STRUCK ELECTRIC POWER LINES ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 09 AT SOUTHERN CROSS AIRPORT (C01). THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND BROKE THE WING ATTACH FITTINGS AND LANDING GEAR.

## 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 IAD05CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05CA098), Jul 15, 2005: Grumman G164A (N48408), Williamstown, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance/altitude, and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance.

## Other reports on N48408 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800416008759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800416008759A), Apr 16, 1980: Gulstm G164A (N48408), Montezuma, TN, Substantial damage. Wheel hit soft spot on edge of runway on landing. Braked to stop swerve. 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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