# Accident 19840816041429A: Scwzer G164, Fairmont, MD, August 16, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1984, 07:20 local time
- Place: Fairmont, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.5218° N, 76.3330° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairmont, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5218&lon=-76.3330&mi=10
- Aircraft: N527Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N527Y-1999-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164 (registry code 3952702, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164
- Reported engine: CONT W6706N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA277) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840816041429A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENGINE QUIT ON A SPRAY RUN AND FLIPPED OVER WHILE LANDING IN A SWAMP.

## 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 NYC84LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA277), Aug 16, 1984: Grumman G-164 (N527Y), Fairmont, MD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N527Y (2)

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

- [Accident 19970306002479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970306002479A), Mar 6, 1997: Scwzer G164 (N527Y), Newkirk, OK, Substantial damage. Lost power and engine vibration on spray run. Stalled clearing powerline. Flipped over. Supercharger had failed. (-23) at 9:54 am, kirk fitch flying G164,…
- [Accident 19890418010489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890418010489A), Apr 18, 1989: Scwzer G164 (N527Y), Kindred, ND, Substantial damage. Lost control on takeoff roll and ground looped.

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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