# Accident 19850911044219A: Scwzer G164A, Irwin, OH, September 11, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1985, 08:45 local time
- Place: Irwin, OH
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.1003° N, 83.4408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1003&lon=-83.4408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48514, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48514-2012-12-18) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,800 total, 4,200 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA373) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850911044219A

## Narrative

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

POWER LOSS AFTER LIFTOFF.  LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD IN A CORN FIELD.  FOUND THE HEAD OF THE NR1 CYLINDER FAILED.

## 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 CHI85LA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA373), Sep 11, 1985: Schweizer G-164A (N48514), Irwin, OH, destroyed

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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