# Accident 19890621016779A: Scwzer G164A, Battle Mountain, NV, June 21, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1989, 09:55 local time
- Place: Battle Mountain, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4705° N, 117.0290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4705&lon=-117.0290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9830, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9830-2000-02-11) (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)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 19 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890621016779A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. TRIED TO LAND ON FREEWAY. PULLED UP,STALLED,AND CRASHED AVOIDING VEHICLES. CYLINDER ROCKER ARM 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 SEA89LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA115), Jun 21, 1989: Grumman-Schweizer G-164A (N9830), Battle Mountain, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IN FLIGHT DUE TO A BROKEN NUMBER TWO ROCKER ARM. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD WHICH RESULTED IN THE PILOT FLARING PREMATURELY.

## Other reports on N9830 (3)

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

- [Accident 19950519014479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950519014479A), May 19, 1995: Scwzer G164A (N9830), Colusa, CA, Substantial damage. Lost power on spray run. Made hard landing in flooded rice field. No engine defects found.
- [Accident 19750519013499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750519013499A), May 19, 1975: Gulstm G164C (N9830), Eunice, LA, Substantial damage. Hit rice levee
- [Accident 19740524018549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740524018549A), May 24, 1974: Gulstm G164A (N9830), Madison, IN, Substantial damage. Factory rep chose to safety wire park brake out of sys. Undtmnd foreign substance btwn discs-flange

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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