# Accident 19820527019519A: Scwzer G164A, Frederick, MD, May 27, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1982, 13:45 local time
- Place: Frederick, MD
- Airport: Frederick Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.4170° N, 77.3747° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FREDERICK MUNI (FDK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4170&lon=-77.3747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6620Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6620Q) (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 R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82FIG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FIG07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820527019519A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. STRUCK A VEHICLE DURING EMERGENCY LANDING ON A HIGHWAY. DIRTY WATER IN FUEL.

## 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 ATL82FIG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FIG07), May 27, 1982: Grumman G-164A (N6620Q), Frederick, MD, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N6620Q (2)

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

- [Accident 20060723022689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060723022689A), Jul 23, 2006: Scwzer G164A (N6620Q), Vineland, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) Flight was the first of the day. Taxi, runup was normal. Pilot positioned acft for takeoff, takeoff was normal through ground run and rotation, when…
- [Accident 19960514010459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960514010459A), May 14, 1996: Scwzer G164A (N6620Q), Vineland, NJ, Substantial damage. Engine smoked backfired on takeoff. Dropped load. Nosed over landing plowed area. NR8 cylinder barrel cracked open.

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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