# Accident 19890715025299A: Scwzer G164A, Eloy, AZ, July 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1989, 07:15 local time
- Place: Eloy, AZ
- Airport: Eloy Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: FRWG
- Location: 32.8067° N, 111.5866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELOY MUNI (E60), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8067&lon=-111.5866&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5252, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5252-1996-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-164A (registry code 3952704, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 600 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89DUJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DUJ07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890715025299A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. NOSED OVER ON THE FORCED LANDING. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

## 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 LAX89DUJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DUJ07), Jul 15, 1989: Grumman G-164A (N5252), Eloy, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: INAEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION DURING THE CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF, DUE TO VERY LITTLE FUEL REMAINING IN THE TANKS. THE ROUGH/UNEVEN DESERT TERRAIN WAS CONSIDERED TO…

## Other reports on N5252 (1)

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

- [Incident 19870813061699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870813061699I), Aug 13, 1987: Scwzer G164A (N5252), Casa Grande, AZ, Minor damage. Engine ran rough during spray operation. Landed on a road. Wing contacted the ground and aircraft flipped over.

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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