# Accident 19871030061509A: Scwzer G164A, Edcouch, TX, October 30, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1987, 10:15 local time
- Place: Edcouch, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: EDSG
- Location: 26.2937° N, 97.9631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edcouch, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2937&lon=-97.9631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4591, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4591) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,900 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871030061509A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMB. LANDED ON PLOWED FIELD. NOSE OVER. CAME TO REST INVERTED. ENGINE CHECK OUT NORMALLY.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N4591 (1)

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

- [Accident 19890506010969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890506010969A), May 6, 1989: Scwzer G164A (N4591), Edcouch, TX, Substantial damage. On test flight, engine quit. Landed in field (-4)the plt was on a local flt to check the ag acft after it had been parked for several months. While in flt, the…

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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