# Accident 19830831045569A: Scwzer G164A, Clinton, KY, August 31, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1983, 08:40 local time
- Place: Clinton, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 37.7491° N, 87.1109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7491&lon=-87.1109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5256, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5256-2017-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,872 total, 300 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA348) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830831045569A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON A SPRAY RUN. CRASH LANDED. FOUND WORN OUT MAGNETO, BLOWN EXHAUST GASKETS AND RUSTED IGNITERS.

## 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 ATL83LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA348), Aug 31, 1983: Grumman G-164A (N5256), Clinton, KY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5256 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750811023759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750811023759A), Aug 11, 1975: Grumav G164A (N5256), Rayville, LA, Destroyed. Pre-occupied in cockpit.

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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