NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MIA84LA248
Registry · N29GW
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
GRUMMAN ACFT ENG COR-SCHWEIZER G-164A
Year of manufacture
1975 · 9 years old at event
Engine
P&W R-985 SERIES (450 hp)
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19751120
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A2F3CC
Registrant of record
WELLS AIR SERVICE INC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE PLT STATED THAT HE HAD FLOWN THE ACFT FROM ONE FIXED BASE OPERATOR ON THE ARPT TO ANOTHER TO POSITION THE ACFT. HE STATED THAT HE PUT FRICTION ON THE CYCLIC CONTROL BUT NOT THE COLLECTIVE CONTROL, REDUCED THROTTLE TO FLT IDLE, AND EXITED THE ACFT. HE WAS WALKING TO THE HANGAR TO GET A PORTABLE LANDING DOLLY WHEN HE SAW THE ROTOR DISC TILTED FWD AND THE ACFT SHAKING; HE RAN AWAY, THE ACFT ROLLED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1984_MIA84LA248.txt.
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