# Accident 19810428020149A: Grumav G164B, Swords, LA, April 28, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1981, 10:00 local time
- Place: Swords, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.5127° N, 92.2623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Swords, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5127&lon=-92.2623&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48592, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48592-1991-03-28) (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)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 296 total, 296 in this make and model, 280 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DRD22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810428020149A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING AG OPERATION. NOSED OVER ON EMERGENCY LANDING. FOUND CYLINDER, PISTON AND ROD MISSING.

## 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 FTW81DRD22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD22), Apr 28, 1981: Grumman G-164B (N48592), Swords, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N48592 (2)

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

- [Accident 19890616016069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890616016069A), Jun 16, 1989: Scwzer G164B (N48592), Kaplan, LA, Destroyed. Engine quit on takeoff. Struck a levee and flipped over on the forced landing. NR5 cylilnder cracked at spark plug.
- [Accident 19860617025449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860617025449A), Jun 17, 1986: Scwzer G164B (N48592), Abbeville, LA, Substantial damage. Engine lost power en route. The tip of a pushrod broke loose and held a valve open. Landed in a field.

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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