# Accident 19910616027729A: Scwzer G164B, Gwinner, ND, June 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1991, 05:45 local time
- Place: Gwinner, ND
- Airport: Gwinner-Roger Melroe Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: HOIG
- Location: 46.2196° N, 97.6509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2196&lon=-97.6509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48687, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48687-2016-11-03) (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)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER G164B
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 140 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DTG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DTG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910616027729A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF. IMPACT WITH GROUND TORE OFF ENGINE. FLIPPED OVER. NO DEFECTS. SAME KNOBS PROP POWER

## 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 CHI91DTG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DTG03), Jun 16, 1991: Schweizer G164 (N48687), Gwinner, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADVERTENT CLOSING OF THE MIXTURE BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT ARE INADEQUATE CONTROL SHAPE, OR SIZE, AND INATTENTIVENESS OF THE PILOT.

## Other reports on N48687 (3)

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

- [Accident 20150612008949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150612008949A), Jun 12, 2015: Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B (N48687), Foster, NE, Substantial damage. On June 12, 2015 at approximately 1100 CDT, a Grumman aircraft, model G-164B, s/n 157B, N48687 departed Bloomfield Nebraska airport (84Y) to conduct an aerial…
- [Accident 19920814031429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920814031429A), Aug 14, 1992: Scwzer G164B (N48687), Grandin, ND, Substantial damage. Lost power landed on top of grain truck while landing on road. NR4 cylinder had cracked.
- [Accident 19830830049639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830830049639A), Aug 30, 1983: Scwzer G164B (N48687), East Bernard, TX, Destroyed. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine failed just after liftoff.

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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