# Accident 19910415014329A: Scwzer G164B, Clewiston, FL, April 15, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1991, 10:30 local time
- Place: Clewiston, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NEDG
- Location: 26.7505° N, 80.9301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7505&lon=-80.9301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8386K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8386K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B (registry code 3952802, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,800 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910415014329A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT. NOSED OVER ON FORCED LANDING. SUPERCHARGER IMPELLER HAD DISINTEGRATED.

## 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 MIA91LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA122), Apr 15, 1991: Grumman G-164B (N8386K), Clewiston, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: DISINTEGRATION OF THE IMPELLER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS RESULTING IN THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NECESSITATING THE FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N8386K (2)

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

- [Accident 20190908012729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190908012729A), Sep 8, 2019: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N8386K), Berlin, MD, Destroyed. Pilot was flying an aerial application flight, spreading seeds. Engine lost power and the pilot made a forced landing in an unpicked corn field. The aircraft…
- [Accident 20050803017169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050803017169A), Aug 3, 2005: Scwzer G164B (N8386K), Rupert, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot landed on an airstrip created out of the barrow pit along a country road. Weeds had grown alongside the airstrip and the left wing caught in 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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